Full Country Name: Republic of India
Area: 3.28 million sq km
Population: 1 billion
Capital: New Delhi
Languages: Hindi, English and 17 other official languages (including Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali, Kashmiri, Marathi, Urdu, Gujarati).
Religions: Hindu 80%, Muslim 14%, Christian 2.4%, Sikh 2%, Buddhist 0.7%, Jains 0.5%, Other 0.4%
Life
Expectancy: Men - 63 years, women - 65 years
Health Risks: Cholera, Dengue fever, Dysentery, Hepatitis, Malaria, Meningitis (trekking areas only), and Typhoid. Many of India's larger cities are highly polluted. Travellers with respiratory ailments may wish to take precautionary measures.
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