10 facts about India

10 facts about india

1 india doesn't have a national language. the main 2 languages are hindu and english. altogether, they have 17 languages

2 India was one of the richest countries on earth until the British invasion in the early 17th century. India is still a very rich country though and the World Bank ranks India as the country with the tenth highest gross domestic product (GDP).

3 The most commonly used number system is the Hindu–Arabic numeral system which was invented in India

4 Chess was invented in India and during the last few years chess has grown in popularity in India, primary due to the former chess world champion Viswanathan Anand.

5 India is the 6th largest country in the world, the largest democracy and one of the oldest civilization.

6 India has the most number of mosques. It has 300,000 mosques which is much more than the Muslim world.

7 India is one of the largest exporter of computer software products.

8 Before 1986, India was the only place in the world where Diamonds could be found.

9 The biggest and the largest employer in the world is Indian railways employing over a million people.

10 India has the most number of post offices in the world.g