Question

Which country shares longest border with India?

Answer 1

Seven countries share the boundaries with India. In Northwest there lies Afghanistan and Pakistan, In the North, India, is bound with China, Bhutan and Nepal, to the far east India, is surrounded by Myanmar and Bangladesh to the east. Among all these the longest border is shared by Bangladesh.

Border shared between India and Bangladesh

Border Line share between India and Bangladesh is 4096.7 Km. It is the fifth-longest land border in the world. India and Bangladesh share one of the longest borders in the world and it covers an area of 1,43,998 sq km and along with a coastline of 580 km.

Other things shared between India and Bangladesh

• The two countries share 54 common rivers.
• Bangladesh is the vital trading partner for India.
• Cultural and linguistic exchanges is a key factor for the bond of friendship between the people of two countries.
• Rajshahi, Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rangpur and Sylhet are the Bangladeshi states that share their borders with India.
• The 61 Km of the Border area in District Dhubri, Assam the place where River Brahmaputra enters into Bangladesh comprises of vast char lands and innumerable river channels thus making border guards in this area, a tiring task, especially during the rainy season.