INDIA - Some facts

India is the seventh largest country by area and second largest by population.

• India is the world's largest democracy.
• India invented the number system, Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
• Chess was invented in India.
• India has the largest number of post offices in the world.
• India is the birth place of Yoga and Martial arts.
• India exports software to 90 countries.

Capital : New Delhi
Area : 32,87,263 sq.km
Official language : Hindi, English
Literacy : 65.38%
Male literacy : 75.85%
Female literacy : 54.16%
States : 28
Union territories : 7
Independance : 15 August 1947