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INDIA
Capital
New Delhi
Currency
Indian rupee (INR)
Area
3,287,263 square km
Location
The India is situated between Pakistan on the west, Myanmar and Bangladesh on the east and Nepal, Bhutan and China on the north.
Sri Lanka is another country bordering with India, but is separated from the Asian main land by the Palk Strait in the Indian Ocean.
The north of the country is walled by the Himalayas, and the south is fringed with the coasts of Arabian sea in the west, Indian Ocean in the south and Bay of Bengal in the east.
Land boundaries
14,103 km
Elevation extremes
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Kanchenjunga 8 598 m
Language
Hindi about 41%, Bengali about 8%, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Maithili and other
Nationality
Indian(s)
Religions
Hindu about 80%, Muslim about 13%, Christian, Sikh, other and unspecified
Time
UTC + 5,5 (resp. UTC + 5:30)
No daylight saving time
National holiday
2011
26 Jan Republic Day
15 Feb Milad-Un-Nabi - Birth of the Prophet
03 Mar Mahashivratri
17 Apr Mahavir Jayanthi
22 Apr Good Friday
25 Apr Easter Monday
17 May Buddha Purnima
15 Aug Independence Day
22 Aug Janmashtami
30 Aug - 31 Aug Id ul Fitr - End of Ramadan
28 Sep Dussehra - Vijaya Dashami
02 Oct Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
26 Oct Deepavali or Diwali - Festival of Lights
02 Nov Guru Nanak's Birthday
06 Nov - 7 Nov Idu'l Zuha/Bakrid - Feast of the Sacrifice
26 Nov Muharram - Islamic New Year
25 Dec Christmas Day
26 Dec Boxing Day
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Top attractions in Delhi
Red Fort - was built by Emperor Shah Jehan.
Raj Ghat and Shanti Vana - the cremation sites of famous persons
Qutab Minar (Qutub Minar) from year 1199
Lotus Temple
Jama Masjid - one of the biggest mosques
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