Earliest Civilization:  The Indus Valley civilization (2500-1700 BC)

Migration/Invasion/Expansion of other nations:  Mongols (under the direction of Genghis Khan), the Greeks (Alexander the Great), and the British.

Independence Day:  August 15, 1947

National Anthem:  Jana Gana (text), click here to download audio

National Symbols:  Click here to learn about national symbols

Updated India's General Information

System of Government:  Sovereign Democratic Republic

States and Union Territories:  25 States and 7 Union Territories

Birth rate: 22.69 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate: 6.58 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)     

Literacy rate: 64.5% (2001 est.)

Total Population: 1,095,351,995 (July 2006 est.)

Percent of the population under the poverty line: 22%(2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 7.8%

Currency: 1 Rupee = 100 Paise
C$ 1 = Rs. 40.00
US$ 1 = Rs. 45.66

Net migration rate: −0.05 migrants.1,000 population (2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 68.59 years
male: 66.28 years
female: 71.17 years (2007 est.)

Religions: Hindu/Indhu 80.5%, Muslim 13.1%, Christian 2.31%, Buddhists 1.05%, Sikh 0.74%, Jains 0.41 %, Others or not stated 0.76% (2001 Census)

Languages:  Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Gujarati, Telugu, Malayali, Oriya, Urdu, Bengali, Sanskrit, etc. (1, 622 languages and dialects)

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