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The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world ' s oceanic divisions , covering ( approximately 20 % of the water on the Earth ' s surface ). It is bounded by Asia on the north , on the west by ___MASK21___ , on the east by Australia , and on the south by the Southern Ocean or , depending on definition , by ___MASK49___ . It is named after the country of India . The Indian Ocean is known as " Ratnkara ", "" the mine of gems "" in ancient Sanskrit ___MASK19___ , and as " Hind Mahsgar ", "" the great Indian sea "", in Hindi . Asia is Earth ' s largest and most populous continent , located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres and sharing the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of ___MASK61___ . Asia covers an area of , about 30 % of Earth ' s total land area and 8 . 7 % of the Earth ' s total surface area . The continent , which has long been home to the majority of the human population , was the site of many of the first civilizations . Asia is notable for not only its overall large size and population , but also dense and large settlements as well as vast barely populated regions within the continent of 4 . 4 billion people . ___MASK62___ is the classification for any story or universe derived from imagination  in other words , not based strictly on history or fact . ___MASK62___ can be expressed in a variety of formats , including writings , live performances , films , television programs , animations , video games , and role - playing games , though the term originally and most commonly refers to the narrative forms of ___MASK19___ ( see " literary " fiction ), including the novel , novella , short story , and play . ___MASK62___ constitutes an act of creative invention , so that faithfulness to reality is not typically assumed ; in other words , fiction is not expected to present only characters who are actual people or descriptions that are factually true . The context of fiction is generally open to interpretation , due to fiction ' s freedom from any necessary embedding in reality ; however , some fictional works are claimed to be , or marketed as , historically or factually accurate , complicating the traditional distinction between fiction and non - fiction . ___MASK62___ is a classification or category , rather than a specific mode or genre , unless used in a narrower sense as a synonym for a particular literary fiction form . The Andaman and Nicobar Islands , one of the seven union territories of ___MASK40___ , are a group of islands at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea . Bengal ( bgl ; Bengali :    ,      and    ) is a region in Asia which is located in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal . Geographically , it is made up by the ___MASK25___ - Brahmaputra delta system , the largest such formation in the world ; along with mountains in its north ( bordering the Himalayan states ) and east ( bordering Northeast India and Burma ). Hyderabad (; often ) is the capital of the southern Indian state of Telangana and " de jure " capital of Andhra Pradesh . Occupying along the banks of the Musi River , it has a population of about and a metropolitan population of about , making it the fourth most populous ___MASK36___ and sixth most populous urban agglomeration in India . At an average altitude of , much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes , including Hussain Sagar  predating the ___MASK36___ ' s founding  north of the ___MASK36___ centre . The Bay of Bengal , the largest bay in the world , forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean . Roughly triangular , it is bordered mostly by ___MASK40___ and Sri Lanka to the west , Bangladesh to the north , and Myanmar ( Burma ) and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ( ___MASK40___ ) to the east . ___MASK40___ Unbound : From Independence to Global Information Age is a 2000 non - ___MASK62___ book by Gurcharan Das . It is an account of ___MASK40___ ' s economic journey after its Independence in 1947 . Good faith , in human interactions , is a sincere intention to be fair , open , and honest , regardless of the outcome of the interaction . While some Latin phrases lose their literal meaning over centuries , this is not the case with " bona fides "; it is still widely used and interchangeable with its generally accepted modern day translation of " good faith ". It is an important concept within ___MASK39___ , philosophy , and business . The opposed concepts are bad faith , " mala fides " ( duplicity ) and perfidy ( pretense ). In contemporary English , the usage of " bona fides " ( note the " s ") is synonymous with credentials and identity . The phrase is sometimes used in job advertisements , and should not be confused with the " bona fide " occupational qualifications or the employer ' s good faith effort , as described below . The Maldives (, or ), officially the Republic of Maldives (""), is a South Asian island country , located in the Indian Ocean . It lies southwest of ___MASK40___ and Sri Lanka . The chain of twenty - six atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to the Addu ___MASK36___ in the south . Comprising a territory spanning roughly , the Maldives is one of the world ' s most geographically dispersed countries , as well as the smallest Asian country by both land area and population , with a little over 393 , 500 inhabitants . Malé is the capital and most populated ___MASK36___ , traditionally called the " King ' s Island " for its central location . Pakistan ( or ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan , is a federal parliamentary republic in South Asia on crossroads of Central Asia and Western Asia . It is the sixth - most populous country with a population exceeding 200 million people . It is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area with an area covering . Pakistan has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by ___MASK40___ to the east , Afghanistan to the west , Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast respectively . It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan ' s narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north , and also shares a maritime ___MASK22___ with Oman . Kolkata (, also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001 ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal . Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River , it is the principal commercial , cultural , and educational centre of East ___MASK40___ , while the Port of Kolkata is ___MASK40___ ' s oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port . In 2011 , the ___MASK36___ had population of 4 . 5 million , while the population of the ___MASK36___ and its suburbs was 14 . 1 million , making it the third - most populous metropolitan area in ___MASK40___ . In 2008 its gross domestic product ( adjusted for purchasing power parity ) was estimated to be 104 billion , which was the third highest among Indian cities , behind Mumbai and Delhi . Bangladesh ( , " The country of Bengal "), officially the People ' s Republic of Bangladesh (                  " Gônôprôjatôntri Bangladesh "), is a country in South Asia . It shares land borders with ___MASK40___ and Myanmar ( Burma ). Nepal , Bhutan and China are located near Bangladesh but do not share a ___MASK22___ with it . The country ' s maritime territory in the Bay of Bengal is roughly equal to the size of its land area . Bangladesh is the world ' s eighth most populous country . Dhaka is its capital and largest ___MASK36___ , followed by Chittagong which has the country ' s largest port . Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal , is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia . It has a population of 26 . 4 million and is the 93rd largest country by area . Bordering China in the north and ___MASK40___ in the south , east , and west , it is the largest sovereign Himalayan state . Nepal does not ___MASK22___ Bangladesh , which is located within only 27 km ( 17 mi ) of its southeastern tip . It neither borders Bhutan due to the Indian state of Sikkim being located in between . Nepal has a diverse geography , including fertile plains , subalpine forested hills , and eight of the world ' s ten tallest mountains , including ___MASK38___ , the highest point on Earth . Kathmandu is the nation ' s capital and largest city . It is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language . Myanmar , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma , is a sovereign state in South East Asia bordered by Bangladesh , ___MASK40___ , China , Laos and Thailand . About one third of Myanmar ' s total perimeter of 5 , 876 km ( 3 , 651 miles ), forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1 , 930 km ( 1 , 200 miles ) along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea . The country ' s ___MASK96___ census revealed a much lower population than expected , with 51 million people recorded . Myanmar is 676 , 578 square kilometres ( 261 , 227 sq mi ) in size . Its capital ___MASK36___ is Naypyidaw and its largest ___MASK36___ is Yangon ( Rangoon ). Prose is a form of ___MASK51___ that exhibits a grammatical structure and a natural flow of speech , rather than a rhythmic structure as in traditional poetry . Where the common unit of verse is based on meter or rhyme , the common unit of prose is purely grammatical , such as a sentence or paragraph . Ahmedabad ( also known as Amdavad ) is the largest ___MASK36___ and former capital of Gujarat , which is a state in India . It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court . With a population of more than 6 . 3 million and an extended population of 7 . 8 million , it is the sixth largest ___MASK36___ and seventh largest metropolitan area of India . Ahmedabad is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River , from the state capital Gandhinagar , which is its twin ___MASK36___ . Sri Lanka ( or ; Sinhalese :         ', Tamil :     " Ilakai "), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( formerly known as Ceylon ), is an island country in South Asia near south - east ___MASK40___ . Sri Lanka has maritime borders with ___MASK40___ to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest . South Asia or Southern Asia is a term used to represent the southern region of the Asian continent , which comprises the sub - Himalayan SAARC countries and , for some authorities , adjoining countries to the west and east . Topographically , it is dominated by the Indian Plate , which rises above sea level as Nepal and northern parts of ___MASK40___ situated south of the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush . South Asia is bounded on the south by the Indian Ocean and on land ( clockwise , from west ) by West Asia , Central Asia , East Asia , and Southeast Asia . Mumbai ( also known as Bombay , the official name until 1995 ) is the capital ___MASK36___ of the Indian state of Maharashtra . It is the most populous ___MASK36___ in India and the ninth most populous agglomeration in the world , with an estimated ___MASK36___ population of 18 . 4 million . Along with the neighbouring regions of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region , it is one of the most populous urban regions in the world and the second most populous metropolitan area in India , with a population of 20 . 7 million . Mumbai lies on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour . In 2009 , Mumbai was named an alpha world ___MASK36___ . It is also the wealthiest ___MASK36___ in India , and has the highest GDP of any ___MASK36___ in South , West , or Central Asia . Mumbai has the highest number of billionaires and millionaires among all cities in India . Bhutan ('), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan ('), is a landlocked country and the smallest state in Asia to be located entirely within the Himalaya ___MASK92___ range . Located in the Eastern Himalayas , it is bordered by China in the north and India in the south . Bhutan lacks a border with nearby Nepal due to the Indian state of Sikkim and with Bangladesh due to the Indian states of West Bengal and Assam . Bhutan is geopolitically in South Asia and is the region ' s second least populous nation after the Maldives . Thimphu is its capital and largest ___MASK36___ , while Phuntsholing is its financial center . Delhi ( Dilli )       , officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi , is a ___MASK36___ and a union territory of India . It is bordered by Haryana on three sides and by Uttar Pradesh to the east . It is the most expansive ___MASK36___ in India  about . It has a population of about 25 million , making it the second most populous ___MASK36___ after Mumbai and most populous urban agglomeration in India and 3 largest urban area in the world . Urban expansion in Delhi has caused it to grow beyond the NCT to incorporate towns in neighbouring states . At its largest extent , there is a population of about 25 million residents . According to data released by Oxford ___MASK66___ , Delhi NCR urban agglomeration has replaced Mumbai Metropolitan Region urban agglomeration as the economic capital of India . However the comparison of the figures specific to the Metropolis of Delhi and Metropolis of Mumbai was not provided by this institution . These figures however did not match with those revealed by the reserve bank of India , The economic survey of India , The economic survey of Delhi and Maharashtra . Non - ___MASK62___ or nonfiction is content ( sometimes , in the form of a story ) whose creator , in good faith , assumes responsibility for the truth or accuracy of the events , people , and / or information presented . In contrast , a story whose creator explicitly leaves open if and how the work refers to reality is usually classified as ___MASK62___ . Nonfiction , which may be presented either objectively or subjectively , is traditionally one of the two main divisions of narratives ( and , specifically , prose writing ), the other traditional division being ___MASK62___ , which contrasts with nonfiction by dealing in information , events , and characters expected to be partly or largely imaginary . The Arabian Sea is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan and Iran , on the west by northeastern Somalia and the Arabian Peninsula , and on the east by ___MASK40___ . Historically the sea has been known by other names including the Erythraean Sea and the Persian Sea . Its total area is and its maximum depth is . The Gulf of Aden is in the southwest , connecting the Arabian Sea to the Red Sea through the strait of Bab - el - Mandeb , and the Gulf of Oman is in the northwest , connecting it to the Persian Gulf . Chennai ; formerly known as Madras or ) is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal , it is one of the biggest cultural , economic and educational centres in South ___MASK40___ . According to the 2011 Indian census , it is the sixth - largest ___MASK36___ and fourth - most populous urban agglomeration in ___MASK40___ . The ___MASK36___ together with the adjoining regions constitute the Chennai Metropolitan Area , which is the 36th - largest urban area by population in the world . Chennai is among the most visited Indian cities by foreign tourists . It was ranked 43rd most visited ___MASK36___ in the world for year 2015 . The Quality of Living Survey rated Chennai as the safest ___MASK36___ in ___MASK40___ . Chennai attracts 45 percent of health tourists visiting ___MASK40___ , and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists . As such , it is termed " ___MASK40___ ' s health capital ". As a growing metropolitan ___MASK36___ in a developing country , Chennai confronts substantial pollution and other logistical and socio - economic problems . New Delhi is the capital of ___MASK40___ and one of Delhi ___MASK36___ ' s 11 districts . Thailand ( or ), officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast Asia . With a total area of approximately , Thailand is the world ' s 51st - largest country . It is the 20th - most - populous country in the world , with around 66 million people . The capital and largest ___MASK36___ is Bangkok . ___MASK40___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK40___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; China , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , ___MASK40___ is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK40___ ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime ___MASK22___ with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . Indonesia ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast Asia with some territories in ___MASK90___ . Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans , it is the world ' s largest island country , with more than seventeen thousand islands . At , Indonesia is the world ' s 14th - largest country in terms of land area and world ' s 7th - largest country in terms of combined sea and land area . It has an estimated population of over 260 million people and is the world ' s fourth most populous country , the most populous Austronesian nation , as well as the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population .