What is latitude And What is the latitudinal extent of India

What is latitude And What is the latitudinal extent of India? 

Answer: It is a  geographic coordinate of a place and it is measured in degrees North or South of the equator. 

It is calculated as the angular distance of

a place north-south of the equator. The main land of India extends between latitudes 8°4′ N and 37°6′ N and longitudes 68°7′ E and 97°25′ E.