India profile
India Gate in New Delhi honours Indian soldiers who fell in the First World War
- Full name: Republic of India
- Population: 1.3 billion (UN, 2012)
- Capital: New Delhi
- Most-populated city: Mumbai (Bombay)
- Area: 3.1 million sq km (1.2 million sq miles), excluding Indian-administered Kashmir (100,569 sq km/38,830 sq miles)
- Major languages: Hindi, English and more than 20 other official languages
- Major religions: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism
- Life expectancy: 64 years (men), 68 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 Indian Rupee = 100 paise
- Main exports: Agricultural products, textile goods, gems and jewellery, software services and technology, engineering goods, chemicals, leather products
- GNI per capita: US $1,420 (World Bank, 2011)
- Internet domain: .in
- International dialling code: +91
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