India,officiallyknownastheRepublicofIndia,isacountryinSouthAsia.Itistheseventh-largestcountrybylandareaandthesecond-mostpopulouscountryintheworld.IndiasharesborderswithPakistan,China,Nepal,Bhutan,Bangladesh,andMyanmar.Ithasadiversegeography,includingtheHimalayanmountains,fertileplains,deserts,andcoastalregions.Indiaisknownforitsrichculturalheritage,withahistoryspanningthousandsofyears.ItisthebirthplaceofmajorreligionssuchasHinduism,Buddhism,Jainism,andSikhism.Thecountryhasmultiplelanguages,withHindiandEnglishbeingtheofficiallanguages,alongwithmanyregionallanguages.Indiahasamixedeconomy,withagriculture,manufacturing,andservicessectorscontributingtoitsgrowth.ItisfamousforitsITindustry,Bollywoodfilms,andtraditionalartslikeyogaandAyurveda.ThecapitalofIndiaisNewDelhi,anditslargestcityisMumbai.Indiaisademocraticrepublicwithaparliamentarysystemofgovernment.ItplaysasignificantroleinglobalaffairsasamemberoftheUnitedNations,G20,BRICS,andotherinternationalorganizations.Thecountrycelebratesvariousfestivals,suchasDiwali,Holi,Eid,andChristmas,reflectingitsculturaldiversity.
