What is the country of India?

India is the second-most populous country in the world (after China), with an estimated population of 1.37 billion people (in 2020). The country is subdivided into 29 states and seven Union Territories. With an area of 3,287,263 km², India is the 7th largest country in the world, about one-third the size of the USA.
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What is the country name of India?

India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a country in South Asia.
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Where is India country?

India is part of the continent of Asia. Most of India forms a peninsula, which means it is surrounded by water on three sides. The world's highest mountain range, the Himalaya, rises in the north. The southeast is bordered by the Bay of Bengal, and the southwest is bordered by the Arabian Sea.
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Why is India a country?

“India is a nation in which the Hindu religion served as the cohesive traditional element in uniting peoples of various races, religions and languages.”
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Is India a country?

India, country that occupies the greater part of South Asia.
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What is INDIA? (The Land of Extraordinary Diversity)



Is India a country or a state?

India is the second-most populous country in the world (after China), with an estimated population of 1.37 billion people (in 2020). The country is subdivided into 29 states and seven Union Territories. With an area of 3,287,263 km², India is the 7th largest country in the world, about one-third the size of the USA.
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What is our country?

India is a country of vast geographical expanse. In the north, it is bound by the lofty Himalayas. The Arabian Sea in the west, the Bay of Bengal in the east and the Indian Ocean in the south, wash the shores of the Indian peninsula. India has an area of about 3.28 million sq.
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Is India a good country?

The survey says India is among the best 25 countries to live in 2020. There are only four Asian countries - China, Singapore, South Korea and United Arab Emirates -- placed above India in the list of best countries.
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What is my country name?

India is our country.
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What is India old name?

Look at us: we operate with two names, the original name Bharat, and the given name, India. The invaders of Bharat who came up to the river Sindhu somehow managed to pronounce Sindhu as Hindu, and then Indus. And finally India is stuck on us for centuries now.
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What is the 5 name of India?

India is known by many names - Jambudweepa, Al-Hind, Hindustan, Tenjiku, Aryavarta, and Bharat.
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Which country is No 1 in world?

United States. The United States of America is a North American nation that is the world's most dominant economic and military power. Likewise, its cultural imprint spans the world, led in large part by its popular culture expressed in music, movies and television.
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Which is best country?

The Best Countries in the World: 2021 Readers' Choice Awards
  • Greece. ...
  • Iceland. ...
  • Italy. ...
  • Sri Lanka. ...
  • Morocco. ...
  • Japan. ...
  • New Zealand. ...
  • Portugal.
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Why is India famous?

India Is Famous For Its Iconic Monuments

The spectacular Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar, Konark's Sun Temple and Jaipur's Hawa Mahal are some of the greatly admired monuments.
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How old is India?

India: 2500 BC. Vietnam: 4000 Years Old.
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How many countries are in Asia?

There are 48 countries in Asia today, according to the United Nations. The full list is shown in the table below, with current population and subregion (based on the United Nations official statistics).
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What is USA called?

The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Is a nation a country?

A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a common language, territory, ethnicity etc. A country may be an independent sovereign state or part of a larger state, a physical territory with a government, or a geographic region associated with sets of previously independent or differently associated people.
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How many countries are in world?

Countries in the World:

There are 195 countries in the world today. This total comprises 193 countries that are member states of the United Nations and 2 countries that are non-member observer states: the Holy See and the State of Palestine.
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