India the largest country in South Asia is the world's seventh largest country by area. India surrounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the south-west, and the Bay of Bengal on the south-east has total area of 3,287,263 km2 and with over 1.2 billion people, India is the second-most populous country in the world. Country's density is 366.9/km2. India is the world's most populous democracy, consisting of 28 states and 7 union territories. The Indian economy is the world's fourth-largest economy by purchasing power parity (PPP). Indian labour force is the world's second largest labour force with 467-million workers. World's four major religions i.e. - Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism originated in India.

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