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India shares land borders with six sovereign nations. The state's Ministry of Home Affairs also recognizes a 106 kilometres (66 mi) land border with a seventh nation, Afghanistan, as part of its claim on the Kashmir region; however, this is disputed and the region bordering Afghanistan has been administered by Pakistan as part of Gilgit-Baltistan since 1947 (see Durand Line).
India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model.
Country or territory (Territories without full sovereignty [a] in italics) Unique neighbours [b] Neighbouring countries and territories (Territories without full sovereignty [a] in italics) With (L/M) both land and maritime boundaries (L) land-only or (M) maritime-only; Land Maritime Total Abkhazia [c] 2 3 3 Georgia (L/M) Russia (L/M) Turkey (M)
Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The cities are separated by the River Congo. There are no bridges between the twin capitals; all traffic must travel by ferry. A proposal to build a Brazzaville–Kinshasa Bridge received funding in 2018. [2] Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo: Brazzaville
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold : internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN)
Northeast India, officially the North Eastern Region (NER), is the easternmost region of India representing both a geographic and political administrative division of the country. [18] It comprises eight states — Arunachal Pradesh , Assam , Manipur , Meghalaya , Mizoram , Nagaland and Tripura (commonly known as the "Seven Sisters" ), and the ...
Great Andaman Islands. North Andaman Island. Cleugh Passage Group. Landfall Island; East Island; West Island; Peacock (Pocock) Island; Table-Smith Group. Trilby Island
The northern Himalayan region of the disputed territory Indian-administered Kashmir is claimed by India including (Pakistan-administered Kashmir) and the Chinese-occupied territory of (Ladakh plateau). Since 1972, it is divided between all three countries. See also Line of Control and Line of Actual Control.