India is in south Asia.

                                                                        

             India lies between Pakistan, China and Nepal.

                                                               

                                          

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Quick Fact: The customary greeting is done by putting your palms together and with a slight nod of the head, saying "namaste."

Quick Fact: More films are made in India ('Bollywood') than in the USA ('Hollywood')!

Fun and Quick Facts

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1 US Dollar

45.5 Indian Rupee

Money and Currency

The Taj Mahal

                                                   

. Hampi

                                                   

. Khajuraho Temples

                                                   

Ajanta and Ellora Caves

                                                   

Fatehpur Sikri

                                                   

Cool places to see

Heritage in India               •Taj Mahal •Khajuraho •Konark •Ajanta-Ellora •Hampi •Mahabalipuram

India Wildlife Destinations                                            •Corbett •Ranthambore •Bandhavgarh •Kanha •Kaziranga • 

Hill Stations in India                                      •Shimla •Manali •Dharamsala •Mussorie •Darjeeling •Ooty

Places to learn about and visit

Famous People in India

» Shah Jahan» Mumtaz Mahal» Akbar» Mahatma Gandhi» Jawaharlal Nehru» Rajiv Gandhi» Aishwarya Rai» Amitabh Bachan» Narayan MurthyKishore Kumar» Sunil Mittal» Sachin Tendulkar » Indira Gandhi

» Mother Teresa» Azim Premji» Dhirubhai Ambani» Ratan Tata» Satyajit Rai» Osho - Rajnish» Rabindra Nath Tagore» Sunil Gavasakar» Pandit Ravi Shankar» Emperor Ashoka» Lata Mangeshkar» Swami Vivekanand

Economy GDP (FY 2008): $1.21 trillion ($1,210 billion).Real growth rate (2008 est.): 6.6%.Per capita GDP (PPP, FY 2008): $2,900.Natural resources: Coal, iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, chromite, thorium, limestone, barite, titanium ore, diamonds, crude oil.

Agriculture: 18% of GDP. Products--wheat, rice, coarse grains, oilseeds, sugar, cotton, jute, tea.

Industry: 29% of GDP. Products--textiles, jute, processed food, steel, machinery, transport equipment, cement, aluminum, fertilizers, mining, petroleum, chemicals, and computer software.

Services and transportation: 54% of GDP.

Trade: Exports (FY 2008)--$176.4 billion; engineering goods, petroleum products, precious stones, cotton apparel and fabrics, gems and jewelry, handicrafts, tea. Software exports--$22 billion. Imports (FY 2008)--$306 billion; petroleum, machinery and transport equipment, electronic goods, edible oils, fertilizers, chemicals, gold, textiles, iron and steel. Major trade partners--U.S., China, U.A.E., EU, Russia, Japan

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April 2011   

                                              

03 Sunday Mothering Sunday (UK)

04 Monday Gudi Padva

04 Monday Bikrami Samvat (Hindu New Year)

12 Tuesday Ram Navmi

14 Thursday Baisakhi

16 Saturday Mahavir Jayanti

17 Sunday Palm Sunday (Western)

17 Sunday Palm Sunday (Orthodox)

18 Monday Hanuman Jayanti

19 Tuesday Passover (Till 25th April)

22 Friday Good Friday

24 Sunday Easter (Western)

24 Sunday Easter (Orthodox)

Holidays

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22 July 1947

Horizontal tricolour flag (deep saffron, white, and green). In the centre of the white is a navy blue wheel with 24 spokes

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