India is a relatively newly independent nation with great diversity within its borders. It is an extremely populous and quite large country. The following are some basic facts about India as a nation.
Border countries : Bangladesh
Bhutan
Burma
China
Nepal
Pakistan.
Religion: There are several religious groups found in India and religion plays an important factor in many Indians' daily lives. Most people in India are Hindu, but other groups include :
Muslims,
Sikhs,
Buddhists,
Christians,
Jains,
Parsis,
Jews.
Language : Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit.
Area : Land - 2,973,190 sq km, Water - 314,400 sq km.
States & Territories : There are 28 states and 7 union territories that make up the country of India: The states include: 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.
Currency: Indian rupee.
Telephone Country Code : +91
National Days : 26th January (Republic Day),
15th August (Independence Day),
2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti; Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday).
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