More people live in India than in any other country
in the world except China. India’s culture is one of the oldest and richest in
the world. The capital is New Delhi.
Geography
Much of India’s territory is a peninsula that
extends into the Indian Ocean. To the west of the peninsula is the Arabian Sea,
and to the east is the Bay of Bengal. India shares borders with Pakistan,
China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.
The high Himalayas rise in the north. South of the
mountains is a plain of soil left behind by the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra
rivers. The Indus River gave the country its name. The Ganges is sacred to
followers of Hinduism. In the north west is the Thar Desert. Most of the south
is fairly flat. Along the coasts are low mountains called the Western and
Eastern Ghats.
