travel and tourisem: Tourism in India

Tourism in India

To India: from the river Indus (Sindh) India derives its name, and appeared Land and India, the land on which their meaning is located beyond the Indus, and the people of this country's so-called Indians or Hindus. And is also likely to derive a name from the name of God (Andhra)

Population: one billion and 27 million and 15 thousand and 247 people.

Area: more than 3 million square kilometers.

Languages: 17 major languages and 844 dialects.

But the language that links the Indian economic and political language is English

Major religions: Islam, Hinduism, Christianity and Buddhism, Sikhism and Gangep (relative to the river Ganga)

National anthem: his name (Jean Gana Mana) and written by Tagore Rabindr

National Animal: Tiger.

National Bird: Peacock.

National Flower: Lotus.

National tree: tree (Banyan).

National fruit: mango.

National sport: hockey.

National Currency: Rupee.

Republic of India (Hindi: भारत गणराज्य) is a country in South Asia, including most of the Indian subcontinent. India's coastline stretches for more than 7000 km, its neighboring Pakistan and Afghanistan from the north-west, China, Nepal and Bhutan to the north, Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, Maldives Thavea from the south-west, the south of Sri Lanka, and Andenossia from the south-east. India is the second largest country in the world in terms of population, a population of over one billion people today, and is ranked seventh in the world in terms of area

India knew that some of the earliest civilizations witnessed the ancient world, as has been the center of many important trade routes throughout history, has also at home five of the major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. Was formerly part of the territory of the British Crown, before riding it in 1947, known as India's significant growth in the field of economy during the ten-years, have also come to play a greater role in the region and the world.

Geography and climate

The series of Himalayan terrain, most of the northern states and eastern India. Formed the rest of the Northern States, Central and Eastern fertile plains (plains of Sindh - King). Stretching desert, "Tar" in areas of eastern India, near the Pakistani border. The southern regions of the country consists mostly of the Deccan Plateau. Takes two strings plateau of hilly coast, "Cat Bank" and "Cat" East.

Presence of many large rivers in India, most notably the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Yamuna, Krishna and Godauari. This is why the first rivers in the Northern Plains fertilization is thus contribute to the country's agricultural activity.

India's climate varies from tropical in the south to temperate in the north. There is a harsh environment (climate tundra) in northern areas near the Himalayas. Rainfall is abundant during the monsoon storm.