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Hemisphere: Northern
Continent: Asia
Location: southern Asia, bordering Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar (Burma), Bangladesh, and the Indian Ocean.
Area: 1,222,559 sq mi, 3,166,414 sq km (excludes 46,660 sq mi [120,849 sq km] territory claimed by India as part of Jammu and Kashmir but occupied by Pakistan or China).
Form of Government: multiparty federal republic with two legislative houses (Council of States [245], House of the People [545].
Population: (2007) 1,129,866,000
Population Density: (2007) persons per sq mi 924.2, persons per sq km 356.8
Principal Language(s): English (most important lang. For national, political, commercial communication); Hindi (nat. lang. & primary tongue); 21 other official languages (incl. Bengali, Gujarati, Kashmiri, Malayalam; Nepali; Punjabi; Sanskrit; Sindhi; Tamil; Urdu; Hindustani; popular variant of Hindu/Urdu widely spoken throughout N.
Religions: Hindu 81%, Muslim 13%, Christian 2%.
Capital: Delhi
Capital Population: (2001: urban agglomeration) 12,877,470
Capital Average Temperature: N/A
Major Cities: (2001; urban agglomerations); Greater Mumbai (Greater Bombay) 11,978,450 (16,434,386); Delhi 9,879,172 (12,877,470); Kolkata (Calcutta) 4,580,546 (13,205,697); Chennai (Madras) 4,343,645 (6,560,242); Bengaluru (Bangalore) 4,301,326 (5,701,466); Hyderabad 3,637,483 (5,742,036); Ahmadabad 3,520,085 (4,525,013); Kanpur 2,551,337 (2,715,555); Pune (Poona) 2,538,473 (3,760,636); Surat 2,433,835 (2,811,614); Jaipur 2,322,575 (2,322,575); New Delhi 302,363.
Topography: The Himalaya Mts., highest in the world, stretch across India’s northern borders. Below, the Ganges Plain is wide, fertile, and among the most densely populated regions of the world. Area below includes Deccan Peninsula. Close to one quarter of area is forested. The climate varies from tropical heat in S to near-Arctic cold in N. Rajasthan Desert is NW; NE Assam Hills get 400 in. of rain a year.
Economy: (2007 est.) $2.965 trillion
G.D.P. per Capita: (2007 est.) $2,700
Vital Statistics: Birth rate per 1,000 population (2005): 22.3. Death rate per 1,000 population (2005): 8.3. Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman: 2005) 2.78. Life expectancy at birth (2005): male 63.6 years; female 65.2 years.
Government Website: www.india.gov.in
Credit cards:
An increasing number of cards are accepted including American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and Visa.
Travellers cheques:
These are widely accepted and may be changed at banks and larger hotels. The most widely accepted currencies include US Dollars and Pounds Sterling. Some banks may refuse to change certain brands of traveller's cheques which others exchange quite happily.
Banking hours:
Mon-Fri 1000-1400, Sat 1000-1200.
Currency restriction:
The import and export of local currency is prohibited. The import of foreign currency is unlimited. However, amounts exceeding US$5,000 or equivalent in cash, or US$10,000 or equivalent in traveller's cheques must be declared. The export of foreign currency is allowed up to the amount imported and declared.
Currency exchange:
Currency can be changed at banks, airports or authorised money changers. It is illegal to exchange money through unauthorised money changers. US Dollars and Pounds Sterling are the easiest currencies to exchange.
