India
India
By Corbin and Simion
Size
• Area=3288000.
• 1/3 the size of the
United States.
• 1/4 the size of
Canada.
Location
• Located in Asia.
• North east of China.
• North west of
Pakistan.
Population
• Population=100084855
0.
• 9191-2001 the
population grew
21.34%.
• Holds 15 percent of the
worlds population.
Languages
• 400 different
languages are
spoken.
• Some languages
can’t be written.
• Some languages
were around for
about 3000 years.
Capital city/Important cities
• Capital city=New Delhi.
• New Delhi has princess
homes which now are
government houses.
• Mumbai, Bengaluru,
Nagpur, Kolkata,
Bengal are other cities.
Government
• Democratic Republic
with 28 states.
• Prime minister is
Manoham Singh.
• President is Partibah
Patil.
Interesting Laws
• Have a ton of foreign
laws.
• Criminal laws have not
changed since 1861.
• Mixture of laws Hindu
laws, Islamic laws,
English laws,
Portuguese laws.
Education
• Half 10 year olds don’t
continue school.
• Other half of 10 year
olds continue life with a
job.
• School goes from six
year olds to 14 year
olds.
Natural Resources
• One of the major
producer of iron in the
world.
• Holds the second
largest amount of oil in
Asia.
• 40% of the yearly value
is coal.
Geography
• Largest mountain=
Kanchenjunga.
• Longest river=
Brahmaputra.
• Gangetic plain holds the
2 largest states.
Sports
• Sports= cricket, hockey,
kho kho, golf, kabaddi,
lawn tennis.
• Most popular sport is
cricket.
• Kho kho is like duck
duck goose.
Religions
• Major religions=
Hinduism, Buddhism,
Jainism, Sikhism.
• Hinduism is the oldest
religion.
• More than 800000000
Hindus.
Attraction and Famous
Buildings
• Famous Hindu
attraction is the
Mamallapuran.
• Most famous building is
the Taj Mahal.
• Taj Mahal is one of the
most beautiful buildings
on earth.
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