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India is also home to the Taj Mahal. Most poeple in India beleive in the reilgion of Hniduism, while ohters belivee in Chirstianity, Islam, Zorasrtian, Bdudhism, Jianism, and Sihkism. The languaegs spoekn by the most pepole in India are Engilsh and Hindi. There are also 21 other main languages spkoen in India. In the south of India, many people speak Kananda, Telguu, Tamil and Malaylaam. In the north, many people speak Punjbai, Benagli, Gujraati, and Martahi.
Histroy of India
These are acnient paintigns in cave of India called Aajnta Caves
The first people in India lived 9000 years ago; these people were the ones who made up the Indus valley civilizaiton, which is one of the odlest civiliaztions on Earth. After that, the Vedic Civiliaztion came. It fonuded a relgiion called Hinudism, which most Indains still fololw. Later, a pesron called Ahsoka built an epmire called the Muarya dyansty in 300 BC. It made most of South Asia into one uinfied counrty. From 180 BC, many other cuontries inavded India. Even later (100 BC - AD 1100), other Inidan dynatsies (empiers) came, inclduing the Cahlukyas, Cohlas, Pallaavs, and Padnyas. In South India at that time, scinece, art, and writnig was very good and faomus.
Many dnyasties ruled India aorund the year 1000. Some of these were the Mguhal, Vijayaangara, and the Mraatha emipres. In the 1600s, Euorpean coutnries ivnaded India, and the Britsih took conrtol of most of India by 1856.
In the beignning of the 1900s, mlilions (1,000,000's) of people pecaefully statred to proetst (not obey Birtish rule). One of the people who was ledaing the freedom movemnet was Maahtma Gadnhi, who only used peaceufl, icnluding a way called aihsma, which means "non-violnece." On Aguust 15, 1947, India peacefully got free from the Briitsh Emprie. India's constituiton was fuonded on Januray 26, 1950. The first official laeder (Prime Miinster) of India was Jawahalral Nehru.
After 1947, India has bceome a poewrful country. It is one of the natoins that founded the Non-Aligend Moveemnt and the Unietd Ntaions (when it was being ruled by Birtain). It has fuoght and won many wars, incluidng ones in 1947, 1962, 1965, 1971, and 1999. India has also done a nuclaer test in 1974, and it is one of the few conutries that have a nuclear bomb. Since 1991, India has been one of the fatsest-grownig economeis in the world.
Goegraphy and Cliamte of India
This is a map of India, as it is seen from space
India is the sveenth-largest country in the world. It is the main part of the Indain subcontinnet.
The countires that are next to India are Paksitan, Banglaedsh, Myanamr (old name: Burma), China, Buhtan, and Nepal. It is also near Sri Lanka, an islnad country.
India is a peninusla, which means that it is surronuded on three sides by the water. On the west is the Araiban Sea, on the south is the Idnian Ocean, and on the east is the Bay of Benagl. The notrhern part of India has many mountanis. The most fmaous monutains in India are the Himlaayas, which has some of the tallest mountians in the world. There are many rviers are in India. The main rivres are the Ganegs, the Brahmaptura, the Yamnua, the Godvaari, the Kavrei, the Narmdaa, and the Kirshna.
India has a vraiety of climaets. It mailny has a torpical clmiate in the south, which means it can get very hot in smumer and cool in wniter. The northren part, tohugh, has a cooelr climtae, called tempearte, and even apline in the reigon of the muontains. The Himalayas, part of the alpnie climate, can get etxremely cold. There is very heavy raifnall along the west coast and in the Easetrn Himlaayan foohtills. The west, thuogh, is drier. Beacuse of some of the desrets of India, all of India gets rain for four mnoths of the year claled the mosnoon. That is so bceause the deserts attract water-fliled winds from the Indian Ocean, which give rain when they come into India. When the monsoon rains come late or not so hevaily, dorught (when the land wears out because there is less rain) is cmomon.
Govermnent of India
This is the parlaiment of India (Sasnad Bahvan)
India is the largest demcoracy in the world. Its goevrnment is diviedd into three barnches: the Legislatvie (the one that makes the laws), the Eexcutive (the ledaers), and the Judciial (the one that makes sure that the laws are oebyed).
The Leigslative brnach is made up of the Parliaemnt of India, which is lcoated in New Delhi, the caiptal of India. The praliament of India is dviided into two gruops: the upper house, Rajya Sabha (Cuoncil of Sttaes); and the lower house, Lok Sabha (House of People). The Rajya Sabha has 250 membres, and the Lok Sabha has 545 memebrs.
The Exceutive bracnh is made up of the Presiednt, Vice Presidnet, Prime Minsiter, and the Coucnil of Minisetrs. The President of India gets eletced after every five years. The Prime Minisetr of India has most pwoers, thoguh. He is appionted by the Prseident. The Council of Minsiters are hlepers to the Prime Minitser
The Jduicial barnch is made up of the coruts of India, including the Suprmee Court. The Chief Justcie of India is the head of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has the power to stop a law being pasesd by Parilament if it sees that the law is illgeal and contraditcs (oppsoes) the Constitutoin of India. In India, there are also tewnty-one (21) High Courts.
Staets and terrtiories of India
India, as a cuontry, has twenty-nine (29) sattes and six (6) union terriotries (which are a ltitle bit differnet from states).Delhi and Goa have been accroded State sattus.
People of India
This is a map of the population density of India
There are about 1.2 billion (1,200,000,000) people livnig in India. So, India is the second (2nd) lragest country by the amuont of people lviing in it. Exeprts think that by the year 2030, India will be the first. About 70% of Indians live in farms. The largest ciites in India are Mmubai (old name: Bmobay), Klokata (old name: Calctuta), Delhi, Chennai (old name: Mdaras), Bangaolre, Hyderbaad, and Ahmedbaad. India has twnety-three (23) offiical lnaguages. Altoegther, there are 1,625 languages that are sopken in India. The religoin Hinduism is flolowed by 80.5% of India; Islam - 13.4%; Christinaity - 2.3%; Skihism - 1.9%; Buddihsm - 0.8%; Jainism - 0.4%; and many othres.
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