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Capital |
New Delhi |
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Area |
3, 287, 263
sq. km |
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Land frontier |
15,200 km |
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Geographical location |
Lies between
latitudes 8 ° 4' and 37 ° 6 ' north and
longitudes 68 ° 7 ' and 97 ° 25' east |
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Coastline length |
7,600 km |
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Population |
1 billion |
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Languages |
17 major
languages, 844 dialects |
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Major religions |
Hinduism,
Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism,
Jainism |
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