GEOGRAPHYIndia is surrounded

by Arabian Sea to the west & the Bay of Bengal on the east

India is bordered by Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh.

Major river = IndusMajor mtns =

Himalayas

INDIA’S ACHIEVEMENTS

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RANDOM FACTS India is about 1/3 the size of

the United States

the second most populous country in the world, with a population of 1,166,079,217.

7TH largest country in the world

Many Indians find toilet paper repellent and consider it cleaner to splash water with the left hand in the appropriate direction. Consequently, the left hand is considered unclean and is never used for eating.

It is illegal to take Indian currency (rupees) out of India.

India leads the world with the most murders (32,719), with Russia 2ND

Cows can be found freely wandering the streets of India’s cities.

Many Indian wives will never say her husband’s name aloud, as it is a sign of disrespect.

A widow is considered bad luck—otherwise, her husband wouldn’t have died. Elderly women in the village might call a widow “the one who ate her husband.” In some orthodox families, widows are not allowed near newlyweds or welcomed at social gatherings.

RANDOM FACTSlargest producer of

dried beans & bananasWith 150,000 post

offices, India has the largest postal network in the world.

The Bengal tiger is India’s national animal.

Hindi and English are the official languages of India.

India is the birth place of four of the world's major religious traditions; namely Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism