- India is the 2nd-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people.
- The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus.
- Chess game was invented in India.
- India has never invaded another country.
- In 700 BC, the world's first university was established in Takshila, India.
- Trigonometry, Algebra and Calculus were originated in India.
- India has a coastline of 4,700 miles (7,517 km).
- The 'Decimal System' was developed in India in 100 B.C.
- In India there are 27 million-plus cities.
- India is the largest democracy in the world.
- India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world.
- Until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds in the world.
- India exports software to Ninety countries
- The 4 religions born in India - Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25 percent of the world's population.
- Islam is India's 2nd largest religion.
- India's literacy rate is 64.8 percent (75.3 percent for men and 53.7 percent for women).
- Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.
- Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over five thousand years.
- India became an independent nation in 1947.
- According to the World Health Organization, 900,000 Indians die each year from drinking contaminated water and breathing in polluted air.
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