India
Flag -
The horizontal rectangular tricolor of India bears India saffron, white and India green, with the Ashoka Chakra which is a 24 - spoke wheel in navy blue at its centre. It became the official flag of the Dominion of India on August 15th, 1947.
Country full name - Republic of India
Important National Days - Republic Day: 26th January
This day honors the date when the Constitution of India came into effect on 26th January 1950, completing the country's transition towards becoming an independent republic.
Independence Day: 15th August
Provinces - Merwara, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Baluchistan, Bengal, Bihar, Bombay, Central Provinces and Berar.
Capital City - New Delhi
Continent - Asia
Currency - Indian rupee
Primary Languages - Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, English, Punjabi, Kannada,Malayalam, Gujarati, Urdu, Sanskrit, Maithili, Hindustani, Sindhi
Time-Zone - "(GMT+5:30)"
ISO CODE - IND
Country Code - 91
Area Covered - 3.287 million sq km
Neighbouring Countries - Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar
Did you know? - India has the largest English-speaking population in the world after USA. It has been assumed that Hockey, the game which fetched 6 consecutive Olympic gold medals, is its national game but the fact is none of the games or sports played in this country has the status of "National Game". Other surprising facts say, the gathering at the Kumbh Mela is so large that it is visible from space, and the Pentium chip was invented by an Indian. Vinod Dham is known for his contribution to the development of this highly successful Pentium micro-processor.
India Map
This India map shows physical and political features of the country & surrounding areas. Use of different colours to represent grasslands and terrain area, and height above sea level makes the map both informative and attractive. Abundant detailing include hundreds of place names, capitals, provincial boundaries. Map looks appealing and one can order this map for home, school or office in 36 x 48 inches.
India is the seventh-largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country. The economy of India comes on the world's sixth largest position by the nominal GDP. It is majorly a pluralistic, multi-lingual and multi-ethnic society. Major industries include textiles, telecommunications, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, food processing, steel, transport equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, and software.
A national holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from the United Kingdom on August 15th, 1947.
SKU | dmsg-rel-india-1 |
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Map Scale | 1:3,600,000 |
Flat Size | 36 x 48 in |
Publication Date | 2018 |
Publisher Name | MapSherpa |