Curiosities of India


The India It is located in the southern part of the Asian continent, and is the seventh largest country in the world. Its population of 1.22 billion people is second only to China, its immediate neighbor in the northeast, making it the world's largest democracy. Make border with Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea.

- The name of India derives from the Indus River.

- India is the seventh country largest on the planet.

- This country has the largest and oldest civilization in the world.


- Despite its immensity it is reduced to one time zone: Time Indian Standard (IST).

- India invented the number system. Scientist Aryabhatta invented the number "zero". The study of algebra and trigonometry originated in India. In the sixth century, the Indian mathematician Budhayana was the first to calculate the value of "pi", and also to explain the concept of the Pythagorean theorem. Even before Jesus Christ, the "place value system" and the decimal system were used in India.

- The largest number of post offices in the world are in India.


- The first fingerprint office on the planet was held in Calcutta in the year 1897.

- The highest passable road in the world is at Khardung in Ladakh. It is located at an altitude of 5,682 meters.

- The most rainy of the world in one month is in Cherrapunji, Meghalaya. It was in July 1861, when 9,300 mm of rain fell in one month.

- The largest number of films from all over the world they are made in India. More than 1,000 each year.

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