Fact File - The World Factbook
- Capital: New Delhi.
- Area: 3,287,590 sq km.
- Population: 1.09 billion!
- Nationality: Indian.
- Ethnic Groups: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%,
Mongoloid and other 3%.
- Languages: English, Hindi (30%) & 14 other official
languages: Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu,
Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi,
Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit.
- National Holiday: Republic Day, 26 January (1950).
- GDP Per Capita: US$3400.
- Currency: Indian rupee (INR).
- Internet TLD: in.
- Country Calling Code: 91.
- 28 States: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand,
Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa,
Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura,
Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.
- 7 Territories: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh,
Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep,
Puddu Cherry, National Capital Territory of Delhi.
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Synopsis
- A civilization that dates back to 5000+ years.
- Once occupied by the Brits.
- Probably the Asian country with the largest no. of
English speaking population.
- Famous for Taj Mahal (1 of 7 NEW Wonders of The
World).
- Famous historical person: Siddhārtha Gautama
(Buddha), Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma
Gandhi).
- Constantly at war with neighbouring Muslim country,
Pakistan.
- Major Cities: Agra, Amritsar, Bangalore, Calcutta,
Chennai (Madras) Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai, New Delhi.
- World Heritage Sites: 27. Notably: Agra Fort, Taj
Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Chola Temples, Humayun's
Tomb, Qutb Minar, Mountain Railways of India, Red
Fort, Sun Temple, Manas Wildlife Sanctuary.
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