Republic of India

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Name: Republic of India
Location : South Asia
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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. 49.8897
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.
Holidays : YEAR 2010: 26 Jan **Republic Day. 1 Feb *Mahashivratri. 26 Feb Milad-Un-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet). 1 Apr *Mahavir Jayanthi. 2 Apr Good Friday. 5 Apr Easter Monday. 28 Apr Buddha Purnima. 1 Aug *Janmashtami. 15 Aug **Independence Day. 1 Sep *Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami). 10 Sep - 11 Sep Id ul Fitr (End of Ramadan). 2 Oct **Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday. 2 Nov Guru Nanak's Birthday. 5 Nov Deepavali or Diwali (Festival of Lights). 16 Nov - 17 Nov Idu'l Zuha/Bakrid (Feast of the Sacrifice). 7 Dec Muharram (Islamic New Year). 25 Dec Christmas Day. 26 Dec Boxing Day.
Airline Name : 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

 

 

 

 

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