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          AREA ................................................
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          3.287.590 
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            POPULATION ..................................
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          1.065.070.607 in. 
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            DENSITY .........................................
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          324,0 in/kmq 
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            CAPITAL ..........................................
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          New Delhi 
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            LANGUAGES ....................................
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          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, Marat
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            RELIGIONS ......................................
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          Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
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            CURRENCY ......................................
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          Indian rupee (INR)
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           GDP per CAPITA .............................
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          3139 $ (2004)
          
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           HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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          0,43 (126th place)
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              LOWEST POINT ...............................
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          Indian Ocean 0 m
         
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            HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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          Kanchenjunga 8598 m
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             INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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          15 August 1947 (from UK)
          
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             INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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          Federal Republic
          
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             WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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            .in
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                  COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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          +91
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