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5,000 year old ancient civilization.
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325 languages spoken – 1,652 dialects
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18 official languages
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29 states, 5 union territories
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3.28 million sq. kilometers - Area
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7,516 kilometers - Coastline
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1.3 Billion population.
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5600 dailies, 15000 weeklies and 20000 periodicals in 21 languages
with a combined circulation of 142 million.
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GDP $576 Billion. (GDP rate 8%)
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Parliamentary form of Government
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Worlds largest democracy.
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Worlds 4th largest economy.
World-class recognition in IT, bio-technology and space.
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Largest English speaking nation in the world.
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3rd largest standing army force, over 1.5Million strong.
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2nd largest pool of scientists and engineers in the World.
