India lies on the Indian plate, the north portion of the Indo – Australian Plate, whose continental’crust forms the Indian subcontinent. The country is situated in the north of equator between 8° 4′ to 37°6′ northern latitude and 68°7′ to 97°25′ eastern longitude. It is the seventh largest country of the world, with a total area of 32,87,263 sq.km. The Tropic of Cancer divides it into almost two equal parts.
The part situated between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called the Tropical zone and the part situated between Tropic of Cancer and Arctic circle (66 ° northern latitude) and Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle (66 ° southern latitude) is called the Temperate zone. The country has an important identity due to its unique culture and location.
