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Bombay
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India
- Location |
Southern Asia, bordering the
Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan |
Area
- Total |
103,000 sq km |
Area
- Land |
100,250 sq km |
Area
- Water |
2,750 sq km |
Geographic Coordinates |
20 00 N, 77 00 E |
Coastline |
7,000 km |
Elevation Highest |
Kanchenjunga 8,598 m |
Elevation Lowest |
Indian Ocean 0 m |
Birth rate |
22.8 births/1,000 population
(2004 est.) |
Death rate |
8.38 deathsdeaths/1,000 population
(2004 est.) |
Life expectancy - Male |
63.26 years |
Life expectancy - Female |
64.77 years (2004 est.) |
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, Marathi,
Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese,
Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit; Hindustani is a popular variant of
Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout northern India but is not an official
language |
Independence |
15 August 1947 (from UK) |
Flag
Description |
Three equal horizontal bands of
saffron (subdued orange) (top), white, and green with a blue chakra
(24-spoked wheel) centered in the white band; similar to the flag of Niger,
which has a small orange disk centered in the white band |
Internet Code |
.in |
Airports |
333 (2003 est.) |
Bordering
Countries |
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China, Nepal, Pakistan |
Records |
Greatest recorded rainfalls for 1
year in the world = 2647 cm (Cherrapunji, 1860-61).
4th most populous urban agglomeration in the World = Bombay (Mumbai)
(population = 19 M). |
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