COLLEGE ENGLISH (THIRD EDITION)BOOK TwO 大学英精 INTENSIVE READING Unit 1 The Dinner Party Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Location and capital India, officially called Republic of India, is a country in southern Asia, located on the subcontinent of India. It is bounded on the north by Afghanistan, China, Nepal, and Bhutan; on the east by Bangladesh, Myanmar (also known as Burma), and the Bay of Bengal; on the south by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar(which separates it from Sri Lanka) and the Indian Ocean; and on the west by the arabian Sea and Pakistan India is divided into 26 states and 7 union territories. New Delhi is the country's capital and one of its largest cities W 上海外语教育出版社 BACKBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Location and Capital India, officially called Republic of India, is a country in southern Asia, located on the subcontinent of India. It is bounded on the north by Afghanistan, China, Nepal, and Bhutan; on the east by Bangladesh, Myanmar (also known as Burma), and the Bay of Bengal; on the south by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannâr (which separates it from Sri Lanka) and the Indian Ocean; and on the west by the Arabian Sea and Pakistan. India is divided into 26 states and 7 union territories. New Delhi is the country’s capital and one of its largest cities. ■