Gujarat is located on the west coast of India surrounded by the Arabian Sea in the West, Rajasthan in the North and North-East, Madhya Pradesh in the East and Maharashtra state in the South and South East. It is situated between 20o1' and 24o7' north latitudes and 68o4' and 74o4'east longitudes. The state has the longest coastline of about 1600 km that has attracted seafarers through the ages, lured by the rich prospects of trade.

The state has three distinct geographical regions – a corridor which is the industrial mainland, a peninsula known as Saurashtra, and Kutch, which is partly desert and partly marshland. The state has an international boarder with Pakistan at the north western fringe.