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The Lotus Temple, located in Delhi, is a Baha’i house of worship.

India at a Glance

Total Land Area

1,269,219 square miles

Climate

Various, from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north

Natural Resources

Coal, iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, rare earth elements, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land Agricultural land: 60.5 percent (52.8 percent arable land, 4.2 percent permanent crops, 3.5 percent permanent pasture); forest: 23.1 percent; other: 16.4 percent

Land Use

Urban Population

34 percent of total population (2018)

Major Urban Areas

New Delhi (28.514 million); Mumbai (19.98 million); Kolkata (14.681 million); Bangalore (11.44 million); Chennai (10.456 million); Hyderabad (9.482 million) Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan

Geography

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