<P> India ( IAST : Bhārat ) , also known as the Republic of India ( IAST : Bhārat Gaṇarājya ) , is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second-most populous country ( with over 1.2 billion people ) , and the most populous democracy in the world . Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast , it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; China , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east . In the Indian Ocean , India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives , while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . </P>
<P> India ( IAST : Bhārat ) , also known as the Republic of India ( IAST : Bhārat Gaṇarājya ) , is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second-most populous country ( with over 1.2 billion people ) , and the most populous democracy in the world . Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast , it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; China , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east . In the Indian Ocean , India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives , while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . </P>
what part of the world is india in
what part of the world is india in
South Asia
South Asia