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Indian subcontinent

The Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of Asia below the Himalayas which projects into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west. It is now divided between Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. Although the terms Indian subcontinent and South Asia are often also used interchangeably to denote a wider…

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Area
4,440,000 km2 (1,710,000 sq mi)
Countries
Bangladesh · Bhutan · India[note 1] · Maldives[note 2] · Nepal[note 3]
Dependencies
British Indian Ocean Territory[note 5] (United Kingdom) · Kashmir[note 6]
Languages
Bengali · Dzongkha · English · Hindi · Dhivehi
Largest cities
Delhi · Mumbai · Dhaka · Karachi · Kolkata
Population
c. 1.9 billion

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Indian subcontinent

Nodes88
Edges87
Triples84
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022727
Components1

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Indian subcontinent

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related to Geology · 33
Indian subcontinent → After, Another, Before, China, Cimmeria, Cimmerian Orogeny, Eurasia, Gangdese, Gondwana, Himalaya, Indian, Indian-administered, Iran, Karakoram, Kashmir, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Kohistan, Kohistan-Ladakh, Ladakh, Lhasa
related to Name · 13
Indian subcontinent → According, British Empire, British India, British Raj, Even, India, Indian, Indus River, It, Its, Over, Oxford English Dictionary, The
Largest cities · 10
Indian subcontinent → Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Dhaka, Hyderabad, Karachi, Kolkata, Lahore, Mumbai
Languages · 9
Indian subcontinent → Bengali, Dhivehi, Dzongkha, English, Hindi, Nepali, Sinhala, Tamil, Urdu
Countries · 7
Indian subcontinent → Bangladesh, Bhutan, India[note 1], Maldives[note 2], Nepal[note 3], Pakistan[note 4], Sri Lanka[note 2]
Time zones · 7
Indian subcontinent → Bangladesh Standard Time (BST), Bhutan Time (BTT), Indian Standard Time (IST), Maldives Time (MVT), Nepal Standard Time (NPT), Pakistan Standard Time (PST), Sri Lanka Standard Time (SLST)
Dependencies · 2
Indian subcontinent → British Indian Ocean Territory[note 5] (United Kingdom), Kashmir[note 6]
Area · 1
Indian subcontinent → 4,440,000 km2 (1,710,000 sq mi)
Population · 1
Indian subcontinent → c. 1.9 billion
is a · 1
Indian subcontinent → physiographic region of Asia below the Himalayas which projects into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west

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subcontinent india asia south indian region pakistan term also bangladesh british ocean nepal muslims himalayas eurasia sri lanka islam bhutan

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Indian subcontinentArea4,440,000 km2 (1,710,000 sq mi)1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentCountriesBangladesh1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentCountriesBhutan1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentCountriesIndia[note 1]1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentCountriesMaldives[note 2]1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentCountriesNepal[note 3]1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentCountriesPakistan[note 4]1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentCountriesSri Lanka[note 2]1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentDependenciesBritish Indian Ocean Territory[note 5] (United Kingdom)1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentDependenciesKashmir[note 6]1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentLanguagesBengali1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentLanguagesDzongkha1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentLanguagesEnglish1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentLanguagesHindi1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentLanguagesDhivehi1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentLanguagesNepali1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentLanguagesSinhala1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentLanguagesTamil1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentLanguagesUrdu1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentLargest citiesDelhi1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentLargest citiesMumbai1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentLargest citiesDhaka1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentLargest citiesKarachi1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentLargest citiesKolkata1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentLargest citiesChennai1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentLargest citiesLahore1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentLargest citiesBangalore1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentLargest citiesHyderabad1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentLargest citiesAhmedabad1.00infobox
Indian subcontinentPopulationc. 1.9 billion1.00infobox

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