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More?than?1?billion?people live in India, a country in southern Asia. Only China has more people. The people of India speak more than 100 different languages. Facts About India Official name Republic Capital New Delhi Population 1,150,000,000 people Rank among countries in population 2nd Major cities Kolkata (Calcutta), Delhi, Mumbai (Bombay) Area 1,220,000 square miles3,170,000 square kilometers Rank among countries in area 7th Highest point Kanchenjunga28,209 feet/8,598 meters Currency Indian rupee CITIES AND VILLAGES Kolkata?(also?spelled Calcutta) is India’s largest city. Mumbai (also called Bombay) is the country’s most populated urban area. They rank among the world’s largest cities, too. New Delhi is the capital of India. More?than?16?million?people live in or near the port city of Mumbai. Mumbai is a center of trade and the center of India’s movie business. India makes about 800 movies a year, more than any other country in the world. In?spite?of?its?large cities, India is primarily a country of villages. Most of India’s people make their living by farming. Many of them are extremely poor. More?and?more?people?are moving from rural areas of India to cities. They hope to find better-paying jobs in the cities. India’s cities have become very crowded as a result. A SUBCONTINENT India?is?shaped?like?a triangle. It juts out from the bottom of Asia into the Indian Ocean. India is sometimes called a subcontinent. Is this because India is big? Not really. Six countries—including Russia, Canada, and the United States—are bigger. India?is?a?subcontinent because it is cut off from the rest of Asia. Mountains, jungles, and the Indian Ocean form barriers that make India a world apart—a subcontinent. India’s?neighbors?Pakistan and Bangladesh also form part of the Indian subcontinent. These lands were once part of India. A LAND The?Indian?subcontinent offers striking contrasts. The Himalayas, the world’s highest mountains, extend across northern India. Towns lie on the