India



INDIA
 Geography India’s area is 3 287 590 km2, that means that India is the seventh biggest country in the world. The north of India includes a part of the famous mountain range Himalaya. The land borders against Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma and Bangladesh. India has a coastline which is 7000 km long. Ganges are the biggest and longest river and it is 2 506 km long. The highest mountains are Kanchenjunga. It is 8 586 m.o.h. India has also tree islands, Lakshadweep at south coast, Andamanene and Nikobarene against south east and Sunderbans against east. The climate varies from tropical in the south India to cold climate in the north India. In some areas it may be up to 45 degrees.

HISTORY

CULTURE In India the culture is different from the rest of the world. They have a dance that is typical for India and the food is really special. The main ingredience is chicken and rice. They are also famous for the spicy food with chilly and other strong spices.

CELEBRITES India has the biggest film industry in the world measured in numbers of films a year. Bollywood is not a geographic place, but the name of films produced in Mumbai. The name Bollywood is a mix of Bombay, now Mumbai and Hollywood. For a short time ago Bollywood movies were only known in India and the areas around there, but now they get more known all over the world. One really famous Bollywood movie is //Slumdog Millionaire.// Some other famous places in India are Tajmahal and Ganges. Tajmahal is one of the world’s most famous buildings and it is really romantic. It lays in Angra and it’s considered to be a holy house for Muslims. India is full of rivers and Ganges is the longest of them. It is also considered as holy and they washes in it when they have done something wrong to be forgiven. It is a lot of celebrities in India, but not many of them are known in the west. Just in India and around there. The most famous is Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Lata Mangeshkar. Mahatma Gandhi is more a legend then a celebrity, Indira Gandhi was one of their prime ministers and Lata Mangeshkar is a singer.

LANGUAGE

Economy India has an economy growing on 9% since 2007. Some experts means that India and China are going to pass the USA economy within 30 to 40 years. Imports of goods for India are machinery, chemicals, fertilizer, transport equipment, steel and iron. Important exports are cotton, clothes, fish products, leather and jewelry. Important trading partners are United Kingdom, Japan, USA, China and Germany. 