India
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India is in Asia. Here you’ll find flag, capital and neighbours to learn.
Borders: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan
- Capital
- New Delhi
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Südasien
- Area
- 3,287,590 km²
- Population
- 1,463,865,525
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Tamil
Did you know?
- Language
India has no single official national language; the constitution recognises 22 languages, and Hindi and English are the union’s official languages.
- History
The digit zero as a full number and the decimal system were developed in India.
- Geography
India sits on its own tectonic plate that still pushes against Asia — so the Himalayas grow by a few millimetres each year.
- Culture
In Meghalaya, people have for generations trained living root bridges from rubber trees across rivers.
- Culture
The Kumbh Mela is the world’s largest gathering of people — at times over a hundred million pilgrims come together.