India has a population of over 1.2 billion people and spans an area of 3.3 million square kilometers. It has a diverse climate and is home to many major religions, with Hinduism being the largest at 82.6% of the population. India has the largest democracy in the world and the second fastest growing economy, though it also has widespread poverty.
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1. Capital New Delhi
Population 1,210,569,573 (2011 Census)
Area 3,287,263 square kilometers
Geographical Location
Between latitudes 8¡ã 4' and 37¡ã 6' North and
longitudes 68¡ã 7' and 97¡ã 25' East
Coastline Length 7,516 km
Major Religions
Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism,
Buddhism, Jainism, Judaism, Zoroastrianism
2. ? Population:
? Area:
? Climate: Varies from tropical
monsoon in south to
temperate in north
? Major Religions : Hinduism,
Islam, Christianity, Sikhism,
Buddhism, Jainism, Judaism,
Zoroastrianism
7. Where different people from different religion live together
with love and respect
Hindu
82.6%,
Sikh 2%, Jains
0.48%
Buddhists
0.71%,
8. India has 22 official languages. According to Census of India, the
total number of mother tongues spoken in India is 1652
9. India has the LARGEST DEMOCRACY IN THE WORLD¡
7TH LARGEST COUNTRY (2nd LARGEST IN ASIA) IN THE WORLD
10. India is the 9th largest economy in the world by GDP and the third-
largest by purchasing power parity (PPP)¡
( GDP = $2.047 trillion
PPP = $7.277 trillion )
11. India is one of the MOST ANCIENT & LIVING CIVILIZATION
(AT LEAST 10000 YEARS OLD)
12. Country Total NO. Of Post Office
China 57,135
Russia 41,052
USA 38,123
Japan 24,760
Indonesia 19,881
UK 17,633
France 17,067
India has the MAXIMUM NO. OF POST
OFFICES IN THE WORLD
(Approximately 1, 55,015 Post of which 1, 39,144
(89.76%) are in the rural areas)
13. India is the SECOND FASTEST GROWING ECONOMY IN
THE WORLD after China.
14. LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THE WORLD
is the INDIAN RAILWAY MINISTRY who employed
approximately 1.307 million employees
15. India recycle its 60% of its plastic waste
Where as china and japan are 12 and 10
respectively
16. India is the 9th largest solar thermal power generating
country It has a goal to reach 20 GW by 2020 as well.
India ranked 5th amongst top 10 wind power produce
countries