OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of India

SIZE: 1,269,338 square miles (3,287,590 square kilometers)

POPULATION:   1,189,172,906 as of 2011

CAPITAL: New Delhi

LANGUAGES: Hindi and 14 other official languages, as well as English

CURRENCY: Indian rupee

CLIMATE: From tropical to temperate

PRODUCTS: Rice, wheat, cotton, tea, sugarcane, spices, textiles, chemicals

DID YOU KNOW?

The annual camel fair in Pushkar, in northwest India, is a festive affair. It draws thousands for camel races, parades, music and dance.

India is the world's largest democracy.

About 5,000 rhesus monkeys roam New Delhi. Their natural forest habitat is shrinking as trees are cut down.