Republic of India (Hindi: Bharat) is the largest country in South Asia. The capital of India,New Delhi. Other major cities in India are Mumbai (Bombay), Kolkata (Calcutta) andChennai (Madras). India is divided into 28 states and 7 territories, including the capitalterritory of Delhi.
The country has a common border with Pakistan in the west and northwest, China,Nepal and Bhutan to the north. India also borders Myanmar and Bangladesh in the eastand southeast. The coast is about 7517 km long and is bordered to the west to the Arabian Sea, south to the Indian Ocean and the east towards the Bay of Bengal. The climate varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate and cold in the north.
With an area of over 3,000,000 square kilometers and 1.21 billion people [1], the country is the world's seventh largest country, the world's second most populous countryand the world's largest democracy. It is estimated that every tenth person on the planetlives in an Indian farming family in rural areas. India currently has the world's fourthlargest economy, and in 2003 was the second highest growth of any country, surpassed only by China. GDP growth in 2007 was 9% annually.
The country has a common border with Pakistan in the west and northwest, China,Nepal and Bhutan to the north. India also borders Myanmar and Bangladesh in the eastand southeast. The coast is about 7517 km long and is bordered to the west to the Arabian Sea, south to the Indian Ocean and the east towards the Bay of Bengal. The climate varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate and cold in the north.
With an area of over 3,000,000 square kilometers and 1.21 billion people [1], the country is the world's seventh largest country, the world's second most populous countryand the world's largest democracy. It is estimated that every tenth person on the planetlives in an Indian farming family in rural areas. India currently has the world's fourthlargest economy, and in 2003 was the second highest growth of any country, surpassed only by China. GDP growth in 2007 was 9% annually.
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