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India
- Location
Location Description
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Myanmar and Pakistan
- Continent
- Asia
- Independent
- Yes
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country is composed of three equal horizontal bands of saffron, white and green. A navy blue wheel with twenty-four spokes — the Ashoka Chakra — is centered in the white band.
- Capital
- New Delhi
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Tamil
- Currency
- (rupee)
- Size
- 1,269,219 sq mi (3,287,263 sq km) — 8th largest
- Total Population
- 1,417,492,000 people — 1st largest
- Population Density
- 1,117 people per sq mi (431 people per sq km) — 32nd largest
- Fun Facts
- Has about a third of all cows
- Produces the most bananas of any country
- All its packaged food products are marked with green for vegetarian or brown for non-vegetarian