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India
 How can one describe a civilization that started 3000 years B.C, where past and present mingles with seeming ease. Holiday in India leaves one spellbound with its alluring contrasts, rich rituals, distinct culture, ancient religions, captivating history, breathtaking scenery and advancing modernity. A tour to India promises a cheerful experience that lasts forever. Its gorgeous hill stations , sandy beaches, historical places ,cultural sites ,blessed landscapes , backwater destinations ,luxury and heritage hotels all make your holiday a lifetime experience which exposed you to sensational changes be it language, religion ,cuisines , custom or traditions.
Background
The name `India’ is derived from the River Indus. India is the Largest democracy in the world, the 6th largest country in the world and one of the most ancient and living civilizations India was one of the richest countries till the time of British in the early 17th Century. India is a federal Republic with 28 states and comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories .India is the second most populated country in the world and world's largest democracy. Spread over an area of 32,87,2631 sq. km, India is the 7th largest country in the world.
A brief Detail on India
- Country name: conventional long form: Republic of India
- Conventional short form: India
- Government type: parliamentary democracy
- Independence: 15 August 1947
- Capital: New Delhi
- Location: Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan
- Geographic coordinates: 20 00 N, 77 00 E
- Area - comparative:
Total: 3,287,590 sq km
Land: 2,973,190 sq km
Water: 314,400 sq km
- Population: 1,147,995,904 (July 2008 est.)
- Population growth rate: 1.38%
- Religions: Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1%
- Languages: English 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
- Ethnic groups: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3%
- Climate: varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
- GDP: $2.966 trillion(2007est.)
- Currency :-Indian Rupee (INR)
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