India Tourist Destinations

India, located in Asia is Bounded by the Himalayan ranges in the north, surrounded by the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean). In 2006, about 4 million foreign tourists visited India and spent US$ 8.9 billion.

Recently Added Tourist Places

Shillong in Meghalaya	Phawngpui in Mizoram	Loktak Lake in Manipur	Kavaratti in Lakshadweep
Hundru Falls in Jharkhand	Sultanpur National Park in Haryana	Sundarbans National Park in West Bengal	Vagamon in Kerala

Some Facts About India

• Flag : Tricolour
• National Emblem : Sarnath Lion Capital
• National Anthem : Jana Gana Mana
• National Song : Vande Mataram
• National Animal : Royal Bengal Tiger
• National Bird : Indian Peafowl
• National Flower : Lotus
• National Tree : Banyan
• National Fruit : Mango
• National Sport : Field hockey
• National Calendar : Saka
• Capital : New Delhi
• Largest City : Mumbai
• Independence : Independence declared from British Colonial Rule on 15th August 1947. Became republic on 26th January 1950
• Government : Federal republic, Parliamentary democracy
• Population : 1,147,995,895 (July, 2008 est.) , 1,027,015,248 (2001 census)
• Language : Hindi, English and 21 other Official languages
• Religion : Hindu 81.3%, Muslim 12%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, Other Groups 2.5%.
• Calling Code : +91
• Time Zone : UTC+5:30
• Costline Lengh : 7600 km
• Area : 3.3 million square km
• Currency : INR - Indian Rupee
• Currency Symbol : Rs.
• Electiricity : 230V/50Hz, Indian/European plugs.