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India

Map of India

KEY FACTS

  • Joined Commonwealth:1947
  • Capital:New Delhi
  • Population:1,186,186,000 (2008)
  • GDP pc growth:4.4% p.a. 1990–2006
  • Official language:Hindi, English
  • Time:GMT plus 5.5 hour
  • Currency:rupee (Rs)
  • Note on map:The designations and the presentation of material on this map, based on UN practice, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Commonwealth Secretariat or the publishers concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. There is no intention to define the status of Jammu and/or Kashmir, which has not yet been agreed on by the parties.