Pennsylvania Department of Education INTERNATIONAL
Prepared for: Pennsylvania Department of Education by: INTERNATIONAL SERVICE CENTER 21 South River Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 India 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE India……………………………………………………………………………......................... 1 History…………………………………………………………………………......................... 2 Geography…………………………………………………………………….......................… 4 Climate…………………………………………………………………………........................ 5 Education………………………………………………………………………......................... 6 Traditions………………………………………………………………………......................... 6 People and Language…………………………………………………………........................... 7 Religion…………………………………………………………………………........................ 8 Holidays………………………………………………………………………........................... 8 Economy……………………………………………………………………….......................... 9 Bibliography……………………………………………………………………........................ 10 Suggested Reading……………………………………………………………........................... 11 India 1 INDIA Map: Capital: New Delhi Time Difference: 10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time Population: 1,166,079,217 (July 2009 est.) Official Languages: Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit Type of Government: Federal republic Administrative Divisions: 28 states and 7 union territories Total Area: 3,287,590 sq km (1,269,346 sq mi) Area: Slightly more than one-third the size www.cia.gov of the US India 2 HISTORY The Indus Valley civilization, among the earliest in history, thrived on the Indian subcontinent
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