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Full country name: Republic of India
Area: 3,287,000 sq km (1,281,900 sq m) (several disputed international borders)
Population: 968 million (growth rate 2.1%)
Capital city: New Delhi (pop 10.1 million)
People: 72% Indo-Aryan, 25% Dravidian, 3% Mongoloid
Languages: Hindi and English, plus 15 main languages and over 700 dialects
Religion: 82% Hindu, 11% Muslim, 2% Christian, 2% Sikh, 0.7% Buddhist and 0.7% Jain
Government: Democracy
Prime Minister: Atal Bihari Vajpayee