India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also in other Indian languages), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country 由 geographical area, the second-most populous country with 1.18 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded 由 the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the 湾 of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of 7,517 kilometres (4,700 mi).[16] It is bordered 由 巴基斯坦 to the west;[17] China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and 孟加拉共和国 and...
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