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Inia (Hindi: भारत Bhārat; see also other Indian languages), officially the Republic of India (Hindi: भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by geographical area, the second most populous country, and the largest democracy in the world (by virtue of the size of its electorate).[disputed] Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of 7,517 kilometers (4,671 mi). It borders Pakistan to the west;China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Bangladesh and Burma to the east. India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Indonesia in the Indian Ocean.

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The world's most populous democracy
By area, it's the world's largest country that's named for a river
With 930 million people, it's the world's second-most populous country & its most populous democracy
According to McDonald's, it's the only country where their outlets do not sell beef hamburgers
Amounts on the banknotes in this country, one of the world's 10 largest, are in 17 different official languages
The Kathak is an exciting rhythmic dance from this country, while the Kathakali is a Hindu dance drama
Developed in the 1500s, the Mogul style of this country was greatly influenced by Persian art
"Bhowani Junction","The Raj Quartet","Kim"
The Buddha was born in the kingdom of the Sakyas on the border of present-day Nepal & this country
Asia's only lions live in Gir Forest, about 200 miles northwest of Bombay in this country
Country that is home to Parsis & Sikhs
Since 1947 no new names have been added to the order named for this country
This populous country is Hindio or Barato in Esperanto
It became independent from Britain on Aug. 15, 1947, the day after Pakistan did
Bandipur & Sanjay Gandhi are national parks in this nation
When you're in this country, if you overeat in a Delhi deli, you may come down with "Delhi belly"
In one of its official languages, this nation of 1 billion is known as Bharat
Seen here is the flag of this nation (the home of Bollywood)
In 1876 Victoria was delighted to receive the title "Empress of" this Asian land
"Prince Rama & the Demons" was inspired by the "Ramayana", one of the great epic poems of this country
Every 12 years, followers of Jainism travel to Mysore in this country to bathe a statue of Gomateshwara
Thought to be reincarnations of Hindu saints, rats roam free in a temple in this country's city of Deshnoke
The first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for Lit. was this nation's Rabindranath Tagore in 1913
Amritsar, the religious center of the Sikhs, is located in this country's Punjab state
A monkey god named Hanuman appears in the "Ramayana", an epic poem of this country
This second-most populous country celebrates Buddha Purnima & Diwali, a festival of light
Ghee, a type of clarified butter used in curry paste, originated in this country
The world's seventh-largest country in size, this Commonwealth country is second by population
According to projections, China will be passed in population by this country by the year 2050
On Sept. 30, 1993 a 6.4 earthquake rocked villages in the Maharashtra state in this country, killing thousands
Bihar,Chota Nagpur Plateau, Deccan Plateau
Pakistan gained its independence on August 14, 1947, one day before this neighbor
With a population of more than 190 million, Uttar Pradesh is this country's largest state
Hindu leader Mohandas Gandhi fought without the use of violence for this country's independence
Iceland,India,Iran
Few of this country's people are Buddhists, though Buddha spent most of his life there
The 787-carat Great Mogul Diamond was the largest found in this country
Orwell was born Eric Blair in this country in 1903; Kipling, whom Orwell later wrote about, was born there in 1865
This country's controversial new prime minister Vajpayee is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party
India,Italy, Iceland
The 2 houses of this large country's parliament are the Lok Sabha & the Rajya Sabha
In 1960 its Bombay state was divided into 2 states, Gujarat & Maharashtra, to reflect their languages
Until 1937, Burma was a province of this big neighboring current country
Jammu, the former seat of the Rajput dynasty, is found in this country
Except for its coast, Bangladesh is almost entirely surrounded by this country
This large Asian country's "Jana-Gana-Mana" means "Thou art the ruler of the minds of all the people"
The Sanskrit words at the bottom of this country's national emblem mean "truth alone triumphs"
While visiting the city of Agra in this country, don't miss the Agra Fort & the Taj Mahal
Pakistan,India,Bangladesh
One of the leading sarod virtuosi is Amjad Ali Khan from Madhya Pradesh in this country
Nehru zoological park
At 1.2 million square miles, it's the largest country in the world that fits the category
This country's northern border touches China, Bhutan & Nepal
Pakistan's longest border is with this country to its east
Tripura, Sikkim & Punjab
The Dalai Lama, in exile since 1959, lives in the Himalayan town of Dharmsala in this country
Home to the Golden Temple & the center of the Sikh religion, the city of Amritsar is found in this nation
India,China,Russia
The Dharma Chakra or "Wheel of Law" appears on the flag of this country
The Mogul school introduced western perspective, not a Hollywood one, to art of this country
Dick may spot a Jain in this country -- the Jains originated there
In this country in 1992, extremists destroyed a 400-year-old Muslim mosque built on the believed site of Rama's birth
Centuries apart, Vasco da Gama & Lord Mountbatten both served as viceroys of this country
Morarji Desai, former prime minister of this country, died in 1995 aged 99 (or just 24)
Country whose languages include Gujarati, Assamese & Punjabi
Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan & Aamir Khan are all leading stars in this country's film industry
"Lakme" is set in this country, where Lakme is the daughter of a Brahman priest
Nepal's western, eastern & southern boundaries are with this country
Back in 1956, Philip Carey of "One Life to Live" was one of the 77th Bengal Lancers in a series set in this country
Seen here is the flag of this nation, made up of 25 states, 7 territories, and 1 billion souls
Paul Scott's WWII service in this country inspired his "Raj Quartet"
(Ashley Judd reads.) The ravage of AIDS is well known in Africa, but few realize that Asia faces a growing crisis, with this country having the most cases after S. Africa
The Bharata Natyam is a highly stylized dance that originated in this country
In the preface to "The Moonstone", Vishnu commands 3 Brahmins in this country to guard the title gem night & day
Curry is native to this country
Huge Asian country whose national anthem is "Jana-Gana-Mana"
The city of Amritsar in this country grew up around the Golden Temple, the center of the Sikh faith
This country's 100-rupee note has over a dozen languages on it to satisfy all the country's ethnic groups
Chandigarh,Jaipur,Amritsar
The portrait seen in detail here in ink and gold on paper is of Shah Jahan, emperor of this country
The Krishna starts near one coast of this country & flows almost all the way across it
Hey, hey we're the Naxalites, a Maoist rebel group with origins in the Bengal region of this country
Most lions live in Africa, but several hundred asiatic lions also live in this country's Gir National Park
Prime Minister Dr. Mammohan Singh
In the 300s Candra Gupta ruled this country as Maharajadhiraja, or king of kings
In 2000 Salman Rushdie visited this, his native country, for the first time since the "Satanic Verses" furor
The Thar Desert occupies a part of Pakistan & much of this country's Haryana & Rajasthan states
In 1975, the Himalayan country of Sikkim was absorbed by this country
The Thar is the largest desert on this sub-continent
This country's fertile Gangetic Plain is one of the most densely populated areas in the world
Outdated equipment was said to be a cause of the Dec. 3, 1984 deadly gas leak at a plant in Bhopal in this country
Bhutan gained independence in 1949, with this much larger neighbor handling its foreign affairs
Young actors like Rani Mukherjee perform in movies in "Bollywood" in this populous Asian country
A temple frieze at Kailasanatha depicts a battle from "The Mahabharata", an ancient epic from this country
Sikkim &Punjab
Deepak Chopra
Country in the name of the species seen here
This country is credited with giving Buddhism to Asia & what are called Arabic numbers to the West
Celebrator of imperialism Rudyard Kipling
Zebu (aka Brahman)
This Asian nation seen here on the map has one of the world's largest populations
Hope you like my towels with traditional block printing from Jaipur in this country
In a series of novels including "A Tiger for Malgudi", Malgudi is a made-up city in this real country
Bhopal is the capital of this country's Madhya Pradesh state
Of the nations that border China, it has the largest population
The origins of Bangalore, a city in this country, go back to a mud fort erected in 1537
This country's Krishna & Godavari rivers lie on the Deccan plateau
1994's "Bandit Queen" told the story of Phoolan Devi, a hero to the poor people of this country
Until the 1720s, many diamonds, including the Great Mogul, were found in this Asian country
More than 375 languages & dialects are spoken in this country's Madhya Pradesh state
In the Vedic cult of this country, priests offered a hallucinogen called Soma to the gods, & had a nip themselves
"Sari" if you missed the British musical "The Far Pavillions", based on a novel set in this Asian country
A 2005 "60 Minutes" story said the world's most beautiful woman is Aishwarya Rai, queen of this country's cinema
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Produces more theatrical feature films every year than any other country
Crowned in Cyprus in May 2000, Bombay U. grad Lara Dutta represented this country
Indira Gandhi was the first & only female prime minister so far of this Asian nation
"The loss of" this Asian country, "however arising, would be final and fatal to us"
The third-highest mountain in the world, Kanchenjunga, is shared by Nepal & this nation to its south
You'll feel in the pink in Jaipur, whose colorful buildings made it "the Pink City" of this country
The Deccan Herald& The Bihar Times
Turks don't eat much turkey; they call it "hindi" because they believe it originated here
The only lions still living wild in Asia are found in the Gir Forest in this country of the subcontinent
The largest population of wild tigers is found in this Asian country on about 30 wildlife reserves
The 1st Anglo-Burmese War was provoked by the Burmese invasion of this country in 1823
Pakistan,India,Mongolia
When British Airways mistakenly offered a $40 fare from the U.S. to this subcontinent, the D.O.T. required B.A. to pony up
In January this country became a republic with Rajendra Prasad as president
"Karma's Embrace: A Novel of ____" & "A Passage to ____"
The flag of this nation seen here was adopted in 1947
Kashmiri voting officers are sealing a voting machine for a 2004 vote in this country
This is the most populous democracy
This country's Bharat Ratna is awarded for exceptional work in art, literature, science or public service
Kolayat, 100 miles from Jodhpur
E.M. Forster examined racism & colonialism:"A Passage to" this place
Holy cow! There are more head of cattle in this nation than anywhere else
Of all the world's countries, this one has the most cattle (appropriately, if you think about it...)
Vijaya Pandit saw both sides of the Cold War as ambassador of this country to the U.S. & USSR in the 1940s
On Tues., Dec. 9, 2006 the Times said the U.S. would now sell nuclear fuel to this Asia country
Known for its full body, Assam tea originated in this country's state of Assam
Viswanathan Anand won a 2007 supertournament, making him the first world champ from this country
A white marble museum commemorating Queen Victoria stands in Kolkata in this country
You're banging a drum in Bangalore
Kingfisher is a world-renowned brew from this country of Asia
Mahindra Satyam Computer Services
This country's Deccan Plateau lies between the eastern & western Ghats ranges
In 1947 a spinning wheel on this country's flag was replaced by the Dharma Chakra or Wheel of Law
Comparable to "Gone with the Wind", M.M. Kaye's "The Far Pavilions" is mainly set in what's now this country
Discovered in 1650, the 787-carat Great Mogul Diamond is the largest ever found in this country
The Jan. 26, 2001 quake centered in this country was felt in Bangladesh, 1,200 miles across the Bay of Bengal
The world's greatest tea producing country, by far, is this one, not China
Morarji Desai
Robert Clive was one of the major architects of British power in this colony
The largest democracy in the world by population is this nation of 1.2 billion
If you want to be a lady tonight in Lucknow, head to this country
Bharat
In 2008 this country reached the Moon with its Chandrayaan-1 impact probe
In 1398 Tamerlane not only conquered Delhi in this country but burned it down
Shatrunjaya Hill in this country is home to more than 800 Jainist temples
"Midnight's Children" by Salman Rusdie tells of the post-colonial era in this nation where Rushdie was born
Peter Sellers served in this country during WWII & used the accent in "The Party"
The famed Howrah Bridge over the Hooghly in this country was completed in 1943, near the end of the Raj
Uday Shankar
University of Ostrava:"Limits of Development in China and" this country
In Ranchi in this country, once food has been placed on your thali, it's jutha & you can't offer to share it
This country's anthem says, "Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujarat and Maratha"
Adopted by an Irish regiment, Kipling's Kimball O'Hara was from this country
In 1961 this Asian country invaded the small colonies of Daman, Diu & Goa, & defeated the Portuguese
In 1751 Robert Clive's small band of Brits defeated the French in this country, later part of the empire
"The Jewel in the Crown"(1966)
The small gray Bengal fox is found in grassland regions of this subcontinent
In 1526 Babur, a Muslim ruler from central Asia, established the Mogul Empire in what is now this country
Let's watch some movies when we get to this Asian country that makes more movies than any other, about 900 a year
Over 42 days in early 2007, an estimated 70 million gathered for the Ardh Kumbh festival in this country
Jainism, with 4 1/2 million adherents, was founded in this country by Mahavira, "the Great Hero"
This country's royal trains will take you from a Jain temple city to the Arabian Sea
In this country, the Chandigarh choo-choo gets into Panipat Junction at 0400
This country vs.Lashkar-e-Taiba & other Kashmiri separatists
The most votes cast in a national election occurred in May 2004 when 387 million voted in this country
Pondicherry Engineering College, Gajra Raja Medical College
Haryana,Bihar,Manipur
Alexander the Great led his troops as far east as the Hyphasis, now the Beas, river in this country
New Mangalore,Pondicherry
At age 19 in 1925, Hermione Bulwer-Lytton was acting vicereine of this country
Of countries entirely within Asia, it was the first with a railway system

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