General facts of India

X Fun Facts About India

  • India exports over $415 million worth of hair a year
  • There are more mobile phones than toilets
  • The Indian Railways have more than 1 million employees
  • More than 23 000 people speak a language called “anal”
  • India’s road network is long enough to loop around Earth over 117 times

5 X India Facts For Kids

  • The Bengal tiger is India’s national animal.
  • Home to the second largest English speaking population in the world
  • About 80% of the total population are Hindus
  • Mawsynram in the Khasi hills is the wettest place in the world
  • Siddharta Gautama – Buddha was of Indian origin
bengal tiger - national animal of india
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General Facts About India

  • Total Population: 1,324,171,354.
  • Capital: New Delhi.
  • Biggest City: Mumbai.
  • Highest Mountain: Kangchenjunga – 8586 meters.
  • Land area: 3,287,263 km2
  • Biggest Lake: Shivaji Sagar Lake of Koyna Dam (man-made) and Wular Lake (fresh-water) and Pangong Tso (salt)
  • National Day: 15 August.
  • Government: Federal parliamentary constitutional socialist republic
  • Prime minister: Narendra Modi
  • Currency: Indian Rupees (INR)
  • Official language: Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Urdu, Konkani, Malayalam, Sindhi, Santali, Telugu, Odia, Nepali, Marathi, Manipuri, Maithili, Kannada, Kashmiri, Gujarati, Dogri, Bodo, Assamese.
  • Member of Nato: No.
  • National song: “Jana Gana Mana”
  • Official websitewww.india.gov.in
  • Timezone: Indian Standard Time (IST) = UTC +5.30
  • Country Number/Prefix: +91

Biggest Cities

  • Mumbai
  • New Delhi
  • Kolkata
  • Chennai
  • Bangalore
  • Hyderabad
  • Ahmedabad
  • Pune
  • Surat
  • Jaipur

Flag Of India

The flag consists of the tricolor and Ashoka Chakra. The Saffron color is a symbol for courage and selflessness of the nation. The White represents the honesty, purity, and peace of the nation.
And the green represents the faith, fertility, and prosperity of the nation.
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Map Of India

Here’s a map of the country, and as you can see India has borders to China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar/Burma by land. The maritime borders also include Thailand, Maldives, and Indonesia.   


     

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