Geography Chapter – 12 : International Boundaries

17 August, 2024

International Boundaries

Introduction: International Boundaries

  • The 17th Parallel

It is the Line Between North & South Vietnam

  • The 38th parallel

It is the Line Between North & South Korea (Before the Korean war)

  • The 49th Parallel (also The Medicine Line)

It is the Boundary Between Canada & the USA

  • The 24th Parallel

It is the Line that Pakistan claims for the demarcation purpose, but India does not accept it

  • The Siegfried Line

It is the Boundary Between France and Germany

  • The Maginot Line

It is France’s Defensive Line

  • The Hindenburg Line

It was the Line that described Germany’s position during the World War I

  • The Oder–Neisse line

It is the Boundary Between Germany & Poland

  • The Radcliffe Line

It is the Boundary Between India & Pakistan

  • The McMahon Line

It is the Boundary Between India & China (However, originally signed between Britain & Tibet)

  • The Mannerheim Line

It was a defensive line drawn on the Karelian Isthmus by Finland against the Soviet Union

  • The Durand Line

It is the Boundary Between Pakistan & India (formerly between British India and Afghanistan)

  • The Line of Control (LoC)

It is the military control line between India and Pakistan (in the state of Jammu & Kashmir)

  • The Line of Actual Control (LAC)

It is the Effective Boundary between India and China

Petroleum Producing

CountryProduction (BBL/Day, est.)
United States13,973,000
Saudi Arabia11,624,000
Russia10,853,000

Petroleum Reserve

CountryReserves (MMBBL*, est.)
Venezuela297,740
Saudi Arabia268,350
Canada175,200

Oil Import

CountryImport
(BBL/Day)
United States7,713,000
China5,658,000
India3,782,000

Coal Reserves

CountryShare in Total
 (%)
United States27.1
Russia17.3
China12.6
  • India #Rank 4: 10.2%

Oil Consumption

CountryConsumption (BBL */Day, est.)
United States19,840,000
China9,790,000
Japan4,464,000
  • India #Rank 4: 3,509,000 BBL/ Day

Oil Export

CountryExport
(BBL/Day)
Saudi Arabia8,865,000
Russia7,201,000
Kuwait2,300,000

Coal Production

CountryShare in Total
 (%)*
China46.9
United States12.9
Australia6.2
  • India #Rank 4: 3.9%

Coal Consumption

CountryShare in Total
 (%)*
China50.7
United States12.5
India9.9

Coal Imports

CountryShare in Total
 (%)*
Japan17.5
China16.6
South korea10.7
  • India #Rank 4: 8.6%

Bauxite Production

Country (Thousands of Tonnes)
Australia81,000
China47,000
Brazil32,500
  • India #Rank 5: 19000 Thousand Tonnes

Gold Production

CountryProduction (Metric Tonnes)
China490
Australia300
Russia242

Diamond Export

CountryValue (In Millions of USD)
United Kingdom9,983
Belgium & Luxembourg9,941
South Africa8,465
  • India #Rank 5: 2,411

Aluminium Production

Country (Thousands of Tonnes)
China23,300
Russia3,500
Canada2,940
  • India #Rank 5: 2,400 Thousand Tonnes

Copper Production

Country (Thousands of Tonnes)
Chile5,750
China1,760
Peru1,380

Gold Export

CountryValue (In Millions of USD)
Switzerland52,519
Hong Kong (China)48,312
United States27,154

Diamond Production

CountryProduction (Million Carats, est.)
Russia39
Botswana23
Democratic Republic of the Congo15.7

Iron-ore Production

Country (Thousands of Tonnes)
China1,380,000
Australia824,000
Brazil428,000
  • India #Rank 4: 129000 Thousand Tonnes

Silver Production

CountryProduction (In Tonnes)
Mexico5,400
China4,000
Peru3,500

Uranium Reserve

Country (Thousands of Tonnes)
Australia31
Kazakhstan12.1
Canada9

Manganese Production

CountryProduction (In Tonnes)
South Africa5,213,338
China6,000,000
Australia4,567,000
  • India #Rank 7: 2,092,000 Tonnes

Jute Production

CountryProduction (In Metric Tonnes*)
India1,912,000
Bangladesh1,452,044
China45,000

Tobacco Production

CountryProduction (In Tonnes*)
China3,200,000
India875,000
Brazil810,550

Coffee(Green) Production

CountryProduction (In Metric Tonnes*)
Brazil3,037,534
Vietnam1,292,389
Indonesia657,200
  • India #Rank 5: 314,000 Metric Tonnes

Orange Production

CountryProduction (In Metric Tonnes*)
Brazil18,012,560
United States8,166,480
China6,500,000
  • India #Rank 6: 5,000,000 Metric Tonnes

Sugarcane Production

Country(In Thousand Metric Tonnes*)
Brazil79,267
India341,200
China125,536

Tea Production

CountryProduction (In Tonnes*)
China1,939,457
India1,208,780
Kenya432,400

Rubber Production

CountryProduction (In Metric Tonnes*)
Thailand3,500,000
Indonesia3,040,400
Malaysia970,000
  • India #Rank 5: 805,000 Metric Tonnes

Grape Production

CountryProduction (In Metric Tonnes*)
China9,600,000
United States6,661,820
Italy5,819,010

Banana Production

CountryProduction ((In Metric Tonnes*)
India24,869,490
China10,550,000
Philippines9,225,998

Mangoes Production

CountryProduction (In Metric Tonnes*)
India15,250,000
China4,400,000
Kenya2,781,706

Rice Production

Country(In Million Metric Tonnes*)
China204
India152.6
Indonesia69

Maize Production

Country Production (In Tonnes*)
United States353,699,440
China217,730,000
Brazil80,516,571
  • India #Rank 6: 23,290,000 Tonnes

Apple Production

CountryProduction (In Metric Tonnes*)
China37,000,000
United States4,110,046
Turkey2,889,000
  • India #Rank 5: 2,203,400 Metric Tonnes

Wheat Production

Country(In Million Metric Tonnes*)
China122
India94
United States58

Cotton Production

CountryProduction (In Metric Tonnes*)
China6,532,000
India6,423,000
United States3,553,000

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