India

Guide Note:

India is a country located in Southern Asia on a geographic feature known as the Indian subcontinent. The nation is flanked on the east and west by the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, respectively, with the Indian Ocean off of its southern tip. India shares borders with six nations: Pakistan to the west; Burma (Myanmar) and Bangladesh to the east; and China, Bhutan, and Nepal to the northeast.

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  1. Capital: New Delhi
  2. Government: Federal Republic
  3. Population: 1.12 billion (2007 est.)
  4. Currency: Indian rupee (INR)
  5. Official Languages: Hindi, English
  6. GDP: $3,737 per capita (2006 est.)

Brief History

One of the most culturally and religiously diverse nations on Earth, India achieved its current political configuration in the aftermath of the departure of British rule in 1947. A part of the British Empire throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, India achieved political independence through the efforts of Mahatma Gandhi. Today India is a nation of extremes, with rampant overpopulation and poverty balanced by a vibrant and expanding economy. Sharing borders with two nuclear powers@href;China and Pakistan@href;the South Asia region remains tense, and India has engaged in military disputes with both nations at various times over the past half century.

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  7. Economist: Country Profile: India

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