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of India is the Republic of India. India is the largest democracy in the

world.

Today, the Union of India, is divided into 28 States and 8 Union Territories.

The Union Territories are under the control of the Central Government.
The States and Union Territories are called the administrative units.

These are formed on the basis of languages spoken by the people.

• Critical thinking
Fill in the blanks with information from the text.

1. India is the largest country in the world.
2. Sri Lanka and India are separated by .
3. The passes through the middle of India.

4. The southernmost tip of the whole country is the .

Rajasthan is the largest State and Goa is the smallest State. Uttar Pradesh

has the highest population and also the largest number of districts. Delhi
is the National Capital Territory.

Physical Features of India

India has a large variety of landforms. The physical features include

mountains, plateaus, hills, plains, deserts, etc.

India can be divided into five physical divisions. These are:

? ? The Northern Mountains

? ? The Northern Plains

? ? The Western Desert

? ? The Southern Plateaus

? ? The Coastal Plains and the Islands

States and Union Territories of India

State Capital State Capital
1. Andhra Pradesh Amaravati 2. Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar

3. Assam Dispur 4. Bihar Patna

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