India

- Capital: New Delhi
- President: Pratibha Patil
- Prime Minister: Manmohan Singh
- Population: 1.12 billion (2008) U.S. Department of State: U.S. Department of State
- Currency: Indian rupee
- Official languages: Hindi and English
- Calling code: 91
- Time zone: IST

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.
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.

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