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India

 

Continent - Asia

Region - Southern Asia

Size - 3,287,263km²

Geography - Flat to rolling plains, deserts in west, Himalayas in north

Language - Hindi 41%, Bengali 8.1%, Telugu 7.2%, Marathi 7%, Tamil 5.9%, Urdu 5%, Other dialects 20.2%

Religion - Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.9%

Monetary Unit - Indian Rupee

Natural Resources -Coal , iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, rare earth elements, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land

Agriculture - rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, lentils, onions, potatoes; dairy products, sheep, goats, poultry; fish

Industry - textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software, pharmaceuticals

Neighbouring Countries - Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China, Nepal, Pakistan

Population -   1,189,172,906 (2011 estimate)

Population Growth Rate - 1.344%

Average Life Expectancy - 66.8 years

Capital City - New Deli (295,000)

Largest city - Mumbai (13,830,884)

Highest Mountain - Kanchenjunga (8,598m)

Longest River - River Ganges (2,525 km)

 

Climate - West and peninsular - subtropical to temperate 23°C to 29°C Northern Mountains - subtropical to arctic - 0°C to 20°C,  South-East 20°C to 40°C

Yearly Rainfall - Desert areas less than 15cm, mountain regions 25 - 143 cm (approx), rest of the country   75 - 300 cm (approx) mostly during the monsoon season June - October

Plant Life - Pine, oak, bamboo, juniper, deodar, sandalwood, teak, rosewood, mango, Indian mahogany

Animal Life - 300 species of mammals including rats, elephants, rhinos, bats, lion, tigers and lots more

Bird Life - 900 species of breeding birds including flamingos, eagles, hawks, sandgrouse, cuckoos and many more

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