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Three equal horizontal bands of saffron (subdued orange) (top), white, and green with a blue chakra (24-spoked wheel) centered in the white band; similar to the flag of Niger, which has a small orange disk centered in the white band. Eastern Hemisphere 2. On what continent is this country located? Asia
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 * 1) Is this country located in the Eastern or Western Hemisphere?

3. What is the population of this country? The population is 1,166,079,217 4. What is the name of the capital city? New Delhi

5. Does this country have any mountains? Himalayas

6. List three bodies of water. Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea, Laccadive Sea 7. What products are imports? Crude oil, machinery, gems

8. What products are exports? Petroleum products, textile goods, gems and jewelry, engineering goods

9. What is the official language? Hindi 10. What is the official religion? Hindu 11. What are two current issues of this country? ** Refugees and internally displaced persons, Illicit drugs ** Hawaii, Australia, China In India i would like to visit **Taj Mahal, Bahai Temple,Victoria Terminus**  **13. ** List four important dates from the country’s history. 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture.  brought independence in 1947 1971 resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh 1998 caused Pakistan to conduct its own tests that same year ** 14. **List three current leaders of the country and the date of their elections. President Pratibha PATIL (since 25 July 2007 Vice President Hamid ANSARI (since 11 August 2007) Prime Minister Manmohan SINGH (since 22 May 2004
 * 12. **Choose three places or things that you would like to visit in person during your lifetime.

Most of the people in India speak Hindi The region is Hindu They have a federal republic. There are 28 states.
 * 15. **How is India different than the United States?