Neighbouring Countries of India, Their Capitals and Prime Minister: A Detailed Overview

India is a very diverse country on the map of Asia. Owing to its diversity and rich culture the country is known to harbour a lot of religion and languages. However, there are a lot of Neighbouring Countries of India which share their border with the country. The candidates who are preparing for a competitive examination or in general should have the basic idea of the Capitals of the countries and Prime Minister of these countries. In general, the prominent countries that share their borders with India are China and Pakistan.

However, there are a lot of small countries too which share the border and influence the rich culture of the country. The candidates can check out the in-depth details of the Neighbouring Countries of India along with the names of their Capitals and Prime Minister.

List of the Neighbouring Countries of India

India has a prominent border relationship with Pakistan, Bangladesh and China and most of the Indians know only about them. However, there are a lot of other countries which are a neighbourhood to us. Therefore, to help the students with the same we have mentioned the names of all the Neighbouring countries along with their capital, border length in the table mentioned below:

Know the States and Capitals of India here.

Details of the Neighbouring Countries of India

The candidates who wish to know more about the Neighbouring Countries of India i.e. name of the Capital, Prime Minister, official languages, and name of the currency in the space mentioned below:

Afghanistan

1. President of Afghanistan – Ashraf Ghani
2. Total seats of the Parliament – Wolesi Jirga (lower House) (250 members)
3. Official languages of the country – Dari and Pashto
4. Total State/ Provinces – 34 Provinces
5. Capital of Afghanistan – Kabul
6. Currency used in Afghanistan – Afghan afghani
7. National Game of Afghanistan – Buzkashi
8. National Bird Grey Peacock – The Golden eagle
9. National Fruit of Afghanistan – Prunus persica
10. National Tree of Afghanistan – Afghan Pine
11. National animal of Afghanistan – Snow Leopard
12. Border Name of Afghanistan – Durand Line

Bangladesh

1. President of Bangladesh – Abdul Hamid
2. Prime Minister of Bangladesh – Sheikh Hasina
3. Official languages of Bangladesh – Bengali
4. Total State/ Provinces of Bangladesh – 8 Provinces
5. Capital City of Bangladesh – Dhaka
6. Currency of Bangladesh – Bangladeshi Taka
7. National Game of Bangladesh – Volleyball
8. National Bird Oriental Magpie – Robin
9. National Fruit of Bangladesh – Jackfruit
10. National Tree – Mango Tree
11. National animal of Bangladesh – Royal Bengal tiger
12. The highest peak of Bangladesh – Keokradong
13. The longest river of Bangladesh – Surma
14. Religion followed in Bangladesh – 70.2% of the population follows Buddhism while 12.6% follows Hinduism and the rest are from the Muslim community.
15. Border of Bangladesh – Radcliffe Line

Bhutan

1. King of Bhutan – Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King)
2. Monarch of Bhutan – Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
3. Prime Minister of Bhutan – Lotay Tshering
4. Upper house of Bhutan – National Council
5. Official languages of Bhutan – Dzongkha
6. Total State/ Provinces of Bhutan – 20 states
7. Capital and largest city of Bhutan – Thimphu
8. Currency of Bhutan – Ngultrum (BTN)
9. National Animal of Bhutan – Takin
10. National Bird of Bhutan – The Raven
11. National Game of Bhutan – Archery
12. National Tree of Bhutan – Cypress(Tsenden)
13. National Flower of Bhutan – Blue poppy
14. The religion of Bhutan – 77.4% Vajrayana Buddhism, 22.6% Hinduism
15. The lower house of Bhutan – National Assembly (Tshogdu) 55 seats

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China

1. President of China – Xi Jinping
2. Official languages of China – Mandarin
3. State/ Provinces of China – 26 Provinces
4. Capital of China – Beijing
5. Currency of China – Yuan
6. National Game of China – Table Tennis
7. National Bird of China – Red-crowned crane
8. National Fruit of China – Kiwifruit
9. National Tree of China – Maidenhair tree
10. National Flower of China – Blue water lily
11. National animal of China – Giant Panda
12. The longest river of China – Yangtze River
13. Boundaries of China – Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh
14. Parliament of China – National Assembly (2980 members)
15. Border of China – McMahon Line

Myanmar

1. President of Myanmar – Win Myint
2. Prime Minister of Myanmar -Aung San Suu Kyi
3. National anthem of Myanmar -Kaba Ma Kyei
4. Official languages of Myanmar -Burmese
5. National animal of Myanmar -Tiger
6. Capital and largest city of Myanmar -Naypyidaw
7. Currency of Myanmar -Burmese Kyat
8. National Game of Myanmar – Cannibal
9. National Bird of Myanmar – Grey Peacock-Pheasant
10. National Fruit of Myanmar – Padauk
11. National Tree of Myanmar – Green Peafowl
12. Parliament of Myanmar -The House of Representatives (440 seats)
13. The highest peak of Myanmar – Hkakabo Razi
14. The longest river of Myanmar – Irrawaddy River
15. Famous festivals of Myanmar -Thingyan, Kasone, Nayon

Nepal

1. President of Nepal – Bidhya Devi Bhandari
2. Prime Minister of Nepal -Sher Bahadur Deuba
3. Official languages of Nepal -Nepali
4. State/ Provinces of Nepal -7 Provinces
5. Capital and largest city of Nepal -Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
6. Currency of Nepal -Nepalese rupee
7. National Game of Nepal -Volleyball
8. National Bird of Nepal -Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
9. National Animal of Nepal -Cow
10. National Tree of Nepal -Ficus religiosa
11. National Flower of Nepal -Rhododendron
12. The highest peak of Nepal -Mount Everest
13. The longest river of Nepal -Karnali
14. Parliament of Nepal -The National Assembly (275 seats)

Pakistan

1. President of Pakistan – Arif Alvi
2. Prime Minister of Pakistan – Imran Khan
3. Official languages of Pakistan – Urdu, English
4. Total State/ Provinces of Pakistan – 4 Provinces
5. Capital City of Pakistan – Islamabad
6. Currency of Pakistan – Pakistani Rupee
7. National Game of Pakistan – Field Hockey
8. National Bird of Pakistan – Chukar partridge
9. National Fruit of Pakistan – Mango(Summer), Guava (Winter)
10. National Tree of Pakistan – Deodar
11. National Anthem of Pakistan – Qaumi Tarana
12. The highest peak of Pakistan – K2
13. The longest river of Pakistan – Indus River
14. The religion of Pakistan – Islam
15. Parliament of Pakistan – National Assembly (342 seats)
16. Border of Pakistan – Radcliffe Line

Sri Lanka

1. President of Sri Lanka- Gotabaya Rajapaksa
2. Sri Lanka Prime Minister- Mahinda Rajapaksa
3. Chief Justice of Sri Lanka- Jayantha Jayasuriya
4. Official languages – Sinhala, Tamil
5. Total State/ Provinces – 9 states
6. Capital and largest city – Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
7. Currency – Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)
8. National Game – Volleyball
9. National Bird Ceylon – (Jungle Fowl)
10. National Fruit – Jackfruit
11. National Tree – Ironwood
12. National Flower – Blue water lily
13. Highest peak – Pidurutalagala
14. Longest river – Mahaweli
15. Religion – 70.2% Buddhism, 12.6% Hinduism
16. Parliament – Parliamenthua (225 seats)
17. Famous festivals – Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Vesak, Poson Festival, Kandy Esala Perahera, Kataragama Festival, Vel Festival, Deepavali

Maldives

1. President of Maldives – Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
2. Parliament of Maldives – People’s Majlis
3. Official languages of Maldives – Dhivehi
4. State/ Provinces of Maldives – 1
5. Capital and largest city of Maldives – Male
6. Currency of Maldives – Maldivian Rufiyaa
7. National Game of Maldives – Football
8. National Bird of Maldives – White-breasted Waterhen
9. National Fruit of Maldives – Coconut
10. National Tree of Maldives – Coconut Tree
11. National animal of Maldives – Yellowfin Tuna

India shares its border with a lot of different countries. Being a citizen of India it’s our moral duty to have an idea of the neighbouring countries and their prominent people and cultural aspects. Visit the Testbook website or download the Testbook app for more updates regarding the upcoming and ongoing recruitment process. The app has a lot of preparation material, practice tests and daily current affairs.

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