| Name: |
Republic of India |
| Location : |
South Asia |
| Time : |
UTC (+) 5 1/2 hrs |
| Capital : |
New Delhi |
| Language : |
Hindi, English, Punjabi, Urdu & seventeen
regional Languages |
| Area : |
3,287,263 sq kms |
| Population : |
1,014,003,817 |
| National Day : |
26 Jan (Republic Day) |
| Currency : |
Indian Rupee US $1 = INR. 48.80 |
Airline Name :
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Air India (AI), Indian Airlines (IA) |
| International Airports : |
Indira Gandhi (Delhi), Santa Cruz (Mumbai)
(BOM), Dum Dum (Kolkata) (CCU), Meenambakkam (Chennai) (MAA),
Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Goa, Hyderabad, Trivandrum |
| Holidays : |
January 1 2008 Gregorian New Year (Christian). January-26 Republic Day. March-23 Easter Sunday (Christian). August-15 Independence Day. October-1 Id al Fitr (End of Ramadan). October-2 Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday. October-28 Deepavali (Hindu Festival of Light). November-11 Guru Nanak's Birthday. December-25 Christmas (Christian). |
| Climate : |
Hot tropical weather with variations from
region to region. Coolest weather lasts from December to February,
with cool, fresh mornings and evenings and dry, sunny days.
Really hot weather, when it is dry, dusty and unpleasant, is
between March and May. Monsoon rains occur in most regions in
summer between June and September. |
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