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The Majestic Fort and Jodhpur, the Blue City
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| Quick facts about India |
| Country code: IN | | Zone: Asia | | Country local name: Bhārat | | Demonym: Indian | | Official languages: Hindi, English, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit | | Driving on the left side of the road | | Currency: INR (Indian Rupee) | | Internet TLD: .in | | Calling code: +91 | | Time zone: IST (UTC+5:30) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+5:30) | | Population: 1.129.866.154 | | Capital: Delhi ( Dilli ) | | Biggest city: Bombay ( Mumbai ) |
| Borders: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan |
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Conflict areas
Travellers should pay attention to their personal security and monitor the latest news for information about possible new safety or security risks and should seek for authorized local guidance.
Major cities like Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata frequently receive threats of attacks.
North-eastern states of Asom, Nagaland, Tripura and Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Punjab and Gujarat are prone to conflict areas.
Floods
The monsoon (from June to September) frequently causes floods and large Indian regions can be affected. Bengal, Orissa, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are most affected in 2007.
Travellers should watch the weather news and should be updated with roads condition. |
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