about india
Established form: Republic
Formation date: 26 January 1950
Currency: INR
Area: 3,248,590 sq. km.
Population: 1,116,079,217 (2009 census)
Official languages: Hindi, English.
States specify their own official languages through legislation are Telugu, Assamese, Konkani, Gujarati, Urdu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Meitei, Mizo, Odiya, Punjabi, Nepali, Tamil, Kokborok and Bengali.
Capital: Delhi.
Largest cities (by population): Mumbai (12,147,100), Delhi (1,009,200), Calcutta (4,670,000), Bengaluru (4,376,100), Chennai (4,298,600), Ahmedabad (3,584,000), Hyderabad (3,517,300), Pune (2,589,700), Kanpur (2,581,600), Surat (2,481,300), Jaipur (2,369,700), Lucknow (2,250,500) and Nagpur (2,091,400).
Geographical location: The India republic lies in southern Asia. (8o40’ to 37o60’ North latitudes and 68o7’ to 97o25’ East longitudes). Geography of India comprises of snow-capped mountains and warm turquoise blue beaches on the same sub-continent. Topographically India is a very diverse and home to some of the most astonishing flora and fauna. India has mighty Himalayas in the North that almost look like a crown of India and they separate India from the rest of Asia. The South has hilly coastal areas known as Western and Eastern Ghats. India is the only country to have an ocean named after it. Quite contrasting to the lush green coastal areas, India has the Thar Desert on the Northwest part of the country in the state of Rajasthan. Geographically India is the seventh largest country in the world. The most important rivers are Ganga and Brahmaputra. Sea/Oceans are Arabian Sea (West), Bay of Bengal (East), Indian Ocean (South). Lakshadweep Islands in Arabian Sea, Andaman and Nicobar Island in Bay of Bengal.
Borders: Bangladesh, 4,053 km, Bhutan 605 km, Burma 1463 km, China 3,380 km, Nepal 1,690 km, Pakistan 2,912 km.
Climate: Varies from Tropical monsoon in South to Temperate in north.
Time zone: Indian time (GMT +5:30)
Telephone: The international dialing code for India is +91.