LYING entirely in the Northern Hemisphere, the Country extends between 8°4' and 37°6' latitudes north of the Equator, and 68°7' and 97°25' longitudes east of it.The Equator was DISCOVERED by Charles-Marie de La in the YEAR 1736.Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 Indian states including Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, WEST Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram.On the Northside, India shares its borders with Pakistan, NEPAL, Bhutan, China, and Bangladesh.