Location | Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between
Burma and Pakistan |
Area | 3,287,590 sq km |
Population | 1,045 Mio. |
Languages | 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; Hindustani is a
popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout northern India but is
not an official language. |
National holidays | Republic Day, 26 January |
More information | www.tourismofindia.com |
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