Facts
Location: Southern Asia
Capital City: New Delhi
Population: 1.2 billion
Government: Federal constitutional parliamentary democracy
Currency: Indian Rupee ( INR)
Main Language: Hindi
Main Religion: Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism
Other facts:
India is the second largest country in the world (after China) in terms of population and the world’s largest democracy
India was home to the world’s first university, the University of Nalanda in Takshila which was built in the 4th century
The ‘place value system’ and the ‘decimal system’ were developed in India in 100 BC. The number system was also invented in India
India was the richest country in the world until the British invasion in the early 17th century
India has the highest number of post offices in the world
