jueves, 12 de septiembre de 2013

India is...



India, or also known officially as "Republic of India" is a state located in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country and the second most populous in the world. It borders the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east, along a coastline of over 7517 kilometers. India also borders Pakistan to the west, the north with China, Nepal and Bhutan and east by Bangladesh and Burma. Moreover, India is located near the islands of Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia. Its capital is New Delhi and its largest city is Mumbai.
India is a historical region for its trade routes and empires, the four major world religions include Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism.
India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence which was marked by a movement of non violence.
India is a republic consisting of 28 states and seven union territories with a parliamentary democracy system. It has the 11th largest economy in the world in nominal terms. Economic reforms have transformed it into one of the fastest growing economies, however, still suffers from problems such as high levels of poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition pandemics. Besides a pluralistic, multilingual, multiethnic, India also has a diverse flora and fauna in different habitats.

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