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OFFICIAL NAME
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Republic of India |
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GEOGRAPHY
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Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan | |
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AREA
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3,287,590 sq km / 1,269,338 sq miles | |
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COMPARATIVE
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larger than one-third the size of the United States | |
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POPULATION
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1.2 billion (UN 2008) | |
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CAPITAL
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New Delhi | |
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LITERACY
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64% (age 15+ and can read and write) | |
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LANGUAGE
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17 major languages, 844 dialects | |
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RELIGION
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Hindu - 80% Muslim - 14% Christian - 2.4% Sikh - 2% Buddhist - 0.7% Jains - 0.5% Other - 0.4% |
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POLITICS
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Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic, Parliamentary, based on universal adult franchise | |
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INCOME
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Per capita income = US$ 1,220 per year | |
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CURRENCY
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Indian Rupee (Rs) | |
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TIME ZONE
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GMT/UTC +5.5 | |
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SOURCES
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Statistics provided by a variety of sources, but mostly the U.S. State Department, the U.N. Statistics Division, and BBC News. |
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