AREA ................................................
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3.287.590
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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1.065.070.607 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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324,0 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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New Delhi
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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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, Marat
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Indian rupee (INR)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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3139 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,43 (126th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Indian Ocean 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Kanchenjunga 8598 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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15 August 1947 (from UK)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Federal Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.in
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+91
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