भारत

Administrative division into regions

National Capital Territory: Delhi.
Union Territory (7): Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Chandigarh.
State (28): Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Pondicherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh.

Features of the country

The present territory of the country was partially or wholly occupied by the states of: Kalinga, Magadha, Nanda Empire, Mauryan Empire, Chera, Chola, Satavahana, Indo-Scythian Kingdom, Shunga (Sunga), Indo-Greek Kingdom, Indo-Parthian Kingdom, Kushan Kingdom, Western Kshatrapas, Gupta State, Kadamba, Kamarupa, Ghaznavid Empire, Delhi Sultanate, Vijayanagara Empire, Bahmanid Sultanate, Timurid State, Mysore, Portuguese Empire, Ahmadnagar Sultanate, Berar Sultanate, Bijapur Sultanate, British Empire (now UK), Mughal Empire, Bidar Sultanate, Maratha, Sikh State.

India is washed by seas: the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, the Laccadive Sea, the Andaman Sea.

India has access to the following lakes: Vembanad, Kolleru, Chilika, Bangong Tso, Pulikat, Sambhar, Badi, Tsomoriri, Ashtamudi, Loktak.

The following rivers flow through the territory: Indus, Brahmaputra, Ganges, Sutlej, Godavari, Jamna, Narmada, Krishna, Chinab, Ghaghra, Gomati, Son, Narayani, Damodar, Shayok, Manas, Wang-Chu, Torsa, Sankosh, Bhagirathi and others.

In the water area of the country there are straits: Polk Straits.

India owns the islands: North Andaman, Middle Andaman, South Andaman, Great Nicobar, Little Andaman, Makhuli, Baratang, Sagar, Kamorta, Cutchall, Little Nicobar, Kar Nicobar, Rutland, Interview, Teressa, Havelock, Trincat, Nankauri, Henry Lawrence, Diu and others.

The mountains in the territory are Kanchenjunga, Jongsong, Nandadevi, Kamet, Saltoro Kangri, K12, Kirat Chuli, Noon, Pauhunri, Trisul, Tirsuli, Kangto, Noyjin Kangsang, Shani, Kataklik, Saramati, Anamudi, Doddabetta.

Volcanoes are present in the territory: Barren Island.

There are deserts present in the territory: Thar.

Famous caves in the territory: Crem-um-Lawan.