Population: 1.3 billion
Capital: New Delhi
Language: 23 different languages and about 2,000 dialects. The main language is Hindi.
Religions: Hinduism 79.8%, Christians 2.3%, Sikhs 1.72%, Buddhists 0.7%, and many other religious communities.
Area: 3,287,000 km²
Poverty: 22% of the population suffers from hunger; about 120,000 women each year do not survive childbirth or pregnancy. The high school dropout rate means that many children are forced to work.
