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| India
& States of India |
Full
country name:
Republic of India
Area: 3,287,590 sq km (1,229,737 sq mi)
Population: 1,014,003,817
Capital city: New
Delhi
People: 72% Indo-Aryan, 25% Dravidian,
3% other
Language: Hindi
Religion: 80% Hindu, 14% Muslim, 2.4% Christian,
2% Sikh, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.5% Jains, 0.4% other
Government: Federal Republic
It is no wonder that a Country like India, with
its rich cultural heritage steeped in folklore and
myths, is the birthplace of four important religions
of the world, they are Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism
and Sikhism.
Side by side with the country's staggering topographical
variations is its cultural diversity, the result
of the coexistence of a number of religions as well
as local tradition. Thus, the towering temples of
south India, easily identifiable by their ornately
sculptured surface, are associated with a great
many crafts and performing arts of the region.
India's mountains provide heli skiing, river running,
mountaineering and trekking. Its beaches provide
lazy sun-bathing as well as wind surfing and snorkeling,
and its jungles provide shooting wildlife -with
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