Discover India
India the oldest civilization in the world has a variety and rich cultural heritage. India is the seventh largest country in the world. It has earned a multifaceted socio-economic progress from the time of independence. India is a self sufficient country. It has its own place in the field of agriculture, and is now in the tenth place for industrialization, and the sixth nation in the world to go into the outer space.
Though India is a part of the Asian country it stands apart from the rest of Asia. India is surrounded by mountains and seas. The great Himalayas are in the north, Indian Ocean in the south, Bay of Bengal in the east and Arabian Sea in the west. Hence India is called a subcontinent.
India lies entirely in the northern hemisphere and it lies 8° 4' and 37° 6' north in latitudes and 68° 7' and 97° 25' east in longitudes. It has a land edge of about 15,200 km. the total length of the coastlines of the mainland Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands are 7,516.6 km.
The Vindhya Mountain passes across the country from west to east. The Vindhya Mountain, act as a boundary line between north and south India.
India at a Glance
Area : 3,289,590 sq. km
Number of states : 28
Union Territories : 7
Population : 1,045,845,226 (as per 2002)
Capital : New Delhi
Religion : Hindu 80%, Muslim 14%, Christian 2.4%, Sikh 2%, Buddhism 0.7, Jain 0.5%, Zoroastrian and Other 0.4%
Time to Visit : Through out the year
India the federal is a very strong tourist centre. With the age old history, archaeology, and culture India is one of the famous tourist centre in the world. And it is one of the largest democracy countries in the world. India has countless wonders that includes both natural and manmade.
The 5,000 years of history with the past culture and civilization has an unparalleled to the art, architecture, craft, festivals and cuisines. India has been the mother land for many religions. In short Indian can set as a fine example for the integration of the ancient and modern and to preserve the old and the new.
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