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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Bangalore
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5,104,047
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2020
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Delhi
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10,927,986
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2020
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Mumbai
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12,691,836
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2020
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| Region: |
Asia |
| Population: |
1,409,128,296 |
| Area Total: |
3,287,590km2 |
| Area Land: |
2,973,190km2 |
| Coast Line: |
7,000km |
| Capital: |
New Delhi |
| Climate: |
Varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north. |
| Languages: |
English
Hindi
Bengali
Telugu
Marathi
Tamil
Urdu
Gujarati
Malayalam
Kannada
Oriya
Punjabi
Assamese
Kashmiri
Sindhi
Sanskrit |
| Currency: |
1 Indian rupee (Rs) = 100 paise |
| Holiday: |
Anniversary of the Republic is 26 January (1950), Indian Independence Day is 15 August, Gandhi Jayanti is 2 October |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 63.30°F |
| July: |
°C / 81.00°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 49.9" |
Boundaries
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Bangladesh
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4,053 km
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China
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3,380 km
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Pakistan
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2,912 km
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Nepal
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1,690 km
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Myanmar
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1,463 km
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Bhutan
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605 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Indo-Aryan
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72.00%
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Dravidian
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25.00%
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Mongoliad and Other
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3.00%
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Religions
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Hindu
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80.00%
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Muslim
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14.00%
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Christian
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2.00%
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Sikh
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2.00%
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Buddhist
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1.00%
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Jains
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1.00%
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Other
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0.00%
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CountryWire
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