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Stats & Facts • India is the second largest English speaking nation in the world after the USA. • The population of India was 1.26 billion in July 2016, second only to China. • The borders of India are shared with six other nations: Pakistan, Myanmar, China, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. The coastline covers around 7,000 kilometres
India is the 7th largest country on the planet, with a landmass of more than 3 million square kilometres
• India is home to 55% of the world’s population of tigers, 50% of Asiatic elephants, 60% of one-horned rhinos and 100% of Asiatic lions. • There are 23 languages and more than a thousand dialects spoken in India • India is the world’s largest democracy. 26
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