India

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Republic of India

Hindi: भारत गणराज्य
Bhārat Ganarājya

Flag Coat of arms
Official flag Official Coat of Arms

National information
National motto: "Truth Alone Triumphs"
National anthem: Jana Gana Mana (anthem)
Vande Mataram (song)

About the people
Official languages: Hindi, English, 21 other languages
Population:
(# of people)
  • Total: 1,065,070,607
    (ranked #2)
  • Density: 324 per km²

Geography / Places
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Capital city: New Delhi
Largest city: Mumbai
Area
  • Total: 3,287,590
    (ranked #7)
  • Water: 312,321 km² (9.5%)

Politics / Government
Established: August 15, 1947
Leaders: President: Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Prime Minister: Dr. Manmohan Singh

Economy / Money
Currency:
(Name of money)
Indian Rupee (INR)

International information
Time zone: +05:30
Telephone dialing code: 91
Internet domain: .IN
Map of India.
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Map of India.

India is a big country in Asia. It has more than one billion (1,000,000,000) people -- more than any other country in the world, except China. It is the seventh largest sized country in the world in amount of land. India is a democracy (some people say that it is the world's largest democracy). The capital is New Delhi.India has the second largest army in the world and has nuclear weapons.

India is also home to the Taj Mahal. Many people in India believe in the religion of Hinduism, while others believe in Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. The languages spoken by the most people in India are English and Hindi. There are also 21 other main languages spoken in India. In the south of India, many people speak Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam. In the north, many people speak Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, and Marathi.

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[edit] History

India is very old country with Aryan and Dravidian civilization. It was attacked and ruled by Turks, Arabs, Afghans and finally British. Lot of Indians fought bravely including Rana Pratap, Rani of Jhansi , Gandhiji etc. India finally became free in 1947.


[edit] Geography

The countries that are next to India are Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar (old name: Burma), China, Bhutan, and Nepal. It is also near Sri Lanka, an island country.

India is a peninsula, because it is surrounded on three sides by the Indian Ocean. The part of the Indian Ocean on India's west side is called the Arabian Sea. The part of the Indian Ocean on India's east side is called the Bay of Bengal. The northern part of India has many mountains. The most famous mountains in India are the Himalayas, which has the tallest mountains in the world. Many rivers are in India. The biggest and most important rivers are the Ganges and the Brahmaputra.

The north of India has a temperate climate — which means that it is not too warm, and not too cold. The south of India is much flatter and closer to the equator than the north, so it has a tropical climate — which means that it can sometimes become very hot. India also has the dry and rainy seasons, because of monsoons (winds that bring rain to India).

The South Indians are mainly of Dravidian origin and the North Indians are of Aryan origin. Some people think that Aryans came from Europe a long time ago, but there is not enough proof to be sure.

[edit] Government

The Parliament of India is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. The Congress Party has the most seats in Parliament. Other important parties are the BJP ,SP,NCP,BSP,CPI etc.

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Indian States and Territories
Andhra Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh | Assam | Bihar | Chhattisgarh | Goa | Gujarat | Haryana | Himachal Pradesh | Jammu and Kashmir | Jharkhand | Karnataka | Kerala | Madhya Pradesh | Maharashtra | Manipur | Meghalaya | Mizoram | Nagaland | Orissa | Punjab | Rajasthan | Sikkim | Tamil Nadu | Tripura | Uttaranchal | Uttar Pradesh | West Bengal
Union Territories: National Capital Territory of Delhi Others: Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Chandigarh | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Daman and Diu | Lakshadweep | Pondicherry
Countries and territories of Asia

Afghanistan | Armenia2 | Azerbaijan | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Bhutan | Brunei | Cambodia | China (PRC) | Cyprus2 | East Timor | Gaza Strip | Georgia2 | Hong Kong3 | India | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Israel | Japan | Jordan | Kazakhstan | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Laos | Lebanon | Macau3 | Malaysia | Maldives | Mongolia | Myanmar | Nepal | North Korea | Oman | Pakistan | Philippines | Qatar | Russia1 | Saudi Arabia | Singapore | South Korea | Sri Lanka | Syria | Taiwan (ROC) | Tajikistan | Thailand | Turkey1 | Turkmenistan | United Arab Emirates | Uzbekistan | Vietnam | West Bank | Yemen

1. Includes territory in both Europe and Asia. 2. Usually thought of as Asia, but sometimes counted as part of Europe for cultural and historical reasons. 3. Special territories.
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