Capital:New Delhi
Population:1,080,264,388
Area:3,287,590 sq km
Climate:varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
Languages: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
Currency:Indian rupee (INR)
Government:federal republic
Religions:Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
