Uttar
Pradesh is one of the largest states in Union of India that is a very
important country in Asia. India is situated in South Asia amidst Bay of
Bengal, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. The southern portion of Asia is
also known as Indian Sub-continent or Indian Peninsula. Uttar Pradesh stretches along the Indian border with Nepal from Northern India towards the East of India. The state is lion shaped and is surrounded by Uttaranchal in North East, Haryana and Delhi in North, Rajasthan in West, Madhya Pradesh in South West, Chhattisgarh in South, Bihar in South East and East and Nepal along its East. The Indian Standard Time Median that is some 5 and a Half hour or 82.5°ahead of GMT passes through Allahabad, a district in Uttar Pradesh.
