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The land mass of India has an area of 3.28 million square km. India's total area accounts for about 2.4 per cent of the total geographical area of the world. India is the seventh-largest country in the world. India has a land boundary of about 15,200 km and the total length of the coastline of the mainland, including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep, is 7,516.6 km. India is bounded by the young fold mountains in the northwest, north and northeast. South of about 22° north latitude, it begins to taper and extends towards the Indian Ocean, dividing it into two seas, the Arabian Sea on the west and the Bay of Bengal on its east.

What is the landmass of India in million square kilometres?

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India's landmass covers 3.28 million square kilometres. It is located between 8°4' north (the mainland), and 37°6' north latitude and 68°7' east to 97°25' east longitude, India is located north of the equator. India is the world's seventh-largest country, with a total area of 3,287,263 square kilometres. From north to south, India is 3,214 kilometres (1,997 miles) long and 2,933 kilometres long. It has a land border of 15,200 kilometres and a 7,516.6-kilometre coastline. India's overall area makes up roughly 2.4 per cent of the world's land mass. The Indian continent is situated in the middle of Asia, between the East and the West.

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