Location: It is situated in the heart of South-Central Asia and shares its borders with Afghanistan, China, India & Pakistan. A small strip of Wakhan separates it from the Tajikistan.
Area: 85,000 square miles (2,22,236 sq. km). It is larger than 75 other independent countries in area. Nearly 2/3rd of its territory is under the control of India & 1/3rd under the administration of Pakistan.
Population: 13 million, including 1.5 million refugees in Pakistan and 0.15 million in India & other parts of the world. It is thus bigger in size than 100 sovereign countries of the world.
Political Status: Jammu & Kashmir is a disputed territory within the meaning of international law. Indian forces occupied 2/3rd of the territory on 27 October, 1947 and obtained temporary accession of the state from its autocratic ruler while promising the Kashmiri people as well as the United Nations that the future status of the territory would be determined by its people. United Nations Security Council passed resolutions affirming the right of self determination for the people of Jammu & Kashmir. One third of the state continues to be under the administration of Pakistan. The resolutions of United Nations Security Council are equally relevant to that part of Kashmir as well.
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