| Location |
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between
Burma and Pakistan |
| Total Area |
| 3,287,590 sq km |
| Capital |
| New Delhi |
| Major Cities |
Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad,
Jaipur |
| Border Countries |
Bangladesh 4,053 km, Bhutan 605 km, Burma 1,463 km, China
3,380 km, Nepal 1,690 km, Pakistan 2,912 km |
| Climate |
| Varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north |
| Population |
| 1,095,351,995 (July 2006 EST.) |
| Labour Force |
| 509.3 million (2006 EST.) |
| Language |
English enjoys associate status but is the most important language for
national, political, and commercial communication; Hindi is the national language and
primary tongue of 30% of the people; there are 14 other official languages: Bengali,
Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi,
Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit |
| Currency |
| Indian Rupees (Rs.) |
| Exchange rate |
1 USD = Rs. 40.87, 1 Euro = Rs 55.37, 1 Thai Baht = Rs 1.22 (All
rates on 14 May, 2007) |