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 | Republic of India |
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| Location: |
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan |
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| Area: |
3,287,590 sq km |
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| Climate: |
varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north |
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| Terrain: |
upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north |
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| Population: |
1,000,848,550 (July 1999 est.) |
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| Religions: |
Hindu 80%, Muslim 14%, Christian 2.4%, Sikh 2%, Buddhist 0.7%, Jains 0.5%, other 0.4% |
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| Languages: |
English enjoys associate status but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication, Hindi the national language and primary tongue of 30% of the people. |
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| Capital: |
New Delhi |
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