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Population: 1.24 billion (July 2014 est.)
Total area: 3,287,263 square kilometres
Climate: India has three main climate regions: Himalayan region in the north; Plateau region in the south; and the Gangetic Plain. The climate is mainly tropical in the south, but can be more varied and unpredictable in the north.
World heritage sites: Humayun's Tomb, Elephanta Caves, Taj Mahal, Great Himalayan National Park
Capital city: New Delhi
Language(s): Bengali, Bodo, Maithili, Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu
Official language: Hindi
Political system: Federal constitutional republic; gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
Value of Australia goods exports: AUD$9.5 billion (2013)
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website – background information about India and its connections with Australia
Travel advisory information – travel advice about India
Australian High Commission in New Delhi – advice about India and news about current events
Indian High Commission in Canberra – news and events about India and its connections with Australia
Australia–India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
Amit Dasgupta, Consul General of India in Sydney, delivered a stirring presentation at the 2011 AEF National Summit on intercultural understanding.
Times of India
Hindustan Times of New Delhi.
Doordarshan, India's public service broadcaster
BBC country profiles
The Economist topic index
CIA World Factbook
India news and facts from The New York Times
World Music Guide, National Geographic's comprehensive resource on Indian music
Sources: Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; CIA World Factbook Image: Law of perspective (original image cropped) by heiwa4126 (CC BY 2.0)
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