The country that shares longest border with India is

The correct answer is Bangladesh.

Key Points

• India International Boundaries
  • India has 15,106.7 km of land border and a coastline of 7,516.6 Km including island territories.
  • In total, India shares land borders with 7 sovereign countries and Bangladesh is one of those.
  • Indian states that share borders with Bangladesh are Assam, West Bengal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, and Tripura.
  • 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 far east India, is surrounded by Myanmar and Bangladesh to the east. Among all these the longest border is shared by 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. Hence, Option 2 is correct.
  • The two countries share 54 common rivers.
  • Bangladesh is a vital trading partner for India.
  • Cultural and linguistic exchanges are key factors 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.
  • India- Afghanistan border shares a length of 106 km.