India

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Republic of India

Hindi: भारत गणराज्य
Bhārat Ganarājya


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

Here is the country on a map of the world.

Largest city:

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:

Internet domain:

.IN

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 the largest democracy in the world. 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. Most 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.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Government
4 External links

[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.

India mainly has a tropical climate, which means it can get very hot in summer and cool in winter. The northern part, though, has a cooler climate, almost temperate. The Himalayas can get extremely cold, though. There is very heavy rainfall along the west coast and in the Eastern Himalayan foothills. The west is drier. All of India gets rain for four months of the year called the monsoon. When the monsoon rains don't come, drought is common and leaves many people starving.

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. Many people are a mix of these two races. There are also some tribes that are similar to Aboriginal people of Australia.

[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.

[edit] External links

Note: the content of these links may not be simple.

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 \| Uttarakhand \| 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