India's climate is strongly influenced by the Himalayas and the Thar Desert, both of which drive the monsoons.The Himalayas prevent cold Central Asian katabatic winds from blowing in, keeping the bulk of the Indian subcontinent warmer than most locations at similar latitudes.

The languages of India belong to several linguistic families, the major ones being the Indo-European languages—Indo-Aryan and the Dravidian languages.Other languages spoken in India belong to the Austro-Asiatic, Tibeto-Burman, and a few minor language families and isolates.

The Indian Rupee is the original official currency of India. The English translation of "Rupee" is "silver," and the name exists because it was previously a silver coin.

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India the largest democratic nation and is also the second most populous nation of the world. The current Indian population is estimated to be around 1.2 billion approximately. A large section of the Indian population resides in the rural areas.

New Delhi is the capital city of Republic of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

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