1. According to current birth rate data, the UN estimates that by 2028 India will overtake China in population.
2. 50 million years ago India was an island, untouched by the rest of the world.
3. Today, India’s population totals over 1.2 billion and most people are those belonging to different castes and faiths. Taking into account all the regional languages, more than 1000 dialects are spoken in India.
4. India has three major cities, each listed as one of the world’s top 10 metropolises: Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.
5. India prides itself on being the country with the largest democracy in the world. In the 2014 general election, 814.5 million people were eligible to vote.
6. India is the third largest country in the world with a Muslim population of over 15%.
7. With a large population, India ranks first in road accidents.
8. India has one of the largest film industries in the world, with Bollywood being one of the largest producers of films for general audiences.
9. 40% of the world’s mango production comes from India.
10. India ranks third for world record-holding, after the US and the UK. The most famous world record is the event attended by 891 people dressed as Mahatma Gandhi.
Source: hotnews.ro
