Interesting little facts about India

As the second most populous nation in the world and one of the world's leading economies, let's learn about India - the country that has the same "fans" and "anti-fans".

1. Road king : Although not the largest country, India has the most terrible road network on the planet. According to the report of the Ministry of Transport, if adding all the streets, boulevards, national highways of India, it will become a long road of 4.7 million kilometers. Meanwhile, the circumference of the Earth only has more than 40 thousand kilometers, so this road is enough "to wrap" 117 around the equator.
2. Super pollution : WHO says the Indian capital, New Delhi, is the most polluted city in the world with a dust level of 152 micrograms per cubic meter of air, which is three times more dirty than the capital. Beijing of China.

India's capital New Delhi is the most polluted city in the world.

1. Super wet : The average rainfall of India is 12 meters / year, so it is not surprising that the country is always in high humidity, sometimes the humidity is up to 100%, very good for mushrooms and ear fungus, but not very good for humans.
2. Traffic accidents like meals : According to the report of the Ministry of Transport, one person dies every 3 seconds due to a traffic accident, in 2012, the number of deaths reached 138,258 people. For every 100,000 Indians who died, up to 19 of them lost their lives due to traffic accidents.
3. The youngest country in the world : By 2020, the average age of Indians is 29, the population between the ages of 15 and 34 will fall to about 464 million people by 2021.
4. Country "Liu Ling" : India consumes half of all whiskey in the world, in 2012, people of this country "drank" about 1.2 billion liters of alcohol.
5. Land of hair : According to Hindu tradition, those who are poor without money or gems can give their own hair to the gods, about 40,000 Hindus every day bring their hair to the pagoda. received the blessing, the number of hair that the Indians offered each year was worth about 415 million USD at the national purchasing price.
6. The country of billionaires : The assets of India's 25 richest people add up to about $ 174.8 billion, more than the average GDP of . Ukraine. At present, Mukesh Ambani is the richest man in India with a total of 24.2 billion dollars.
7. Country of sand : Although there is a huge amount of annual rainfall, but uneven distribution, 25% of India is becoming desert, if combined, it will be about 810 thousand square kilometers, big 3 times more than England.

The area of ​​India is gradually becoming desert.

1. Shopping drop the door : The amount of money that Indians spend on shopping for goods, technology can be tripled by 2020. By 2010, this figure is 991 billion USD and only 5 years away, Indians will spend 3.6 trillion USD.
2. The largest cow kingdom in the world : Around India, there are about 44.9 million cows, accounting for 17.2% of cattle worldwide.
3. Persistent suicide: In 2012, there were about 135.4 thousand suicides in India, according to estimates by the national security agency, for every 100,000 people killed, 36.8 were killed by themselves death.
4. Medical tourism paradise : Because medical treatment costs about 60-90% less than European countries, the quality is comparable, so India is becoming a destination for many people, focusing on correction. Figure and cardiovascular, the medical tourism industry in this country has increased dramatically in recent years. The revenue in 2014 of this industry in India is about 2 billion USD.
5. Boundless minerals : On Indian territory currently has about 275 billion tons of unexploited coal, in the next 20 years, the country will become the world No. 1 in the field of coal mining and export.
6. Very dangerous for reporters : In 2013, there were 13 reporters killed in India, so the country was second only to Syria, Iraq, and the Philippines about the danger of those who followed this profession.
7. Owning the world's most expensive house : As a home of the size of a real, home-building building of billionaire Mukesh Ambani for $ 1 billion to build, the building called Antilia is 170 meters tall with 27 floors. This is contains a miniature world inside, with 27 different landscape types and design styles.

The most expensive house in the world Antilia.

1. India has a lot of public toilets . However, it is annoying for tourists that there is no toilet paper in it. So, when using public toilets in this interesting country, don't forget to bring toilet paper with you!
2. India's Bollywood Film Industry is the largest in the world, surpassing Nigeria's Nollywood and Hollywood's America.
3. For more than 10,000 years of existence and development, India has not invaded the territory of any nation.
4. Although it is a source of Buddhism, so far, 80% of the Indian population is Muslim and Hindu , the remaining 20% ​​are KiTo, Jain and Sikh . This can be said to be one. of the most interesting things about the most unexpected country of India.
5. India uses 23 official languages , along with many other ethnic minority languages, contributing to the diversity and richness of this country's culture.
6. Before entering the temple and pagoda of this country, you must remove shoes, sandals, and leave the outside . That action expresses your respect for the bold Indian identity culture.
7. India is also home to more post offices than any other country on the planet.
8. India is the cradle of algebraic and geometric mathematics .
9. Before 1986, India was the only place in the world that was supposed to be able to find diamonds.
10. With 300,000 churches , India is the country with the most churches in the world.
11. Indira Gandhi is India's first and only female prime minister.
12. Mother Teresa first wore the sari (traditional Indian women's outfit) in 1948. Today, it has become the uniform of the nuns at her request.

Sari - traditional costume of Indian women.

1. In India, the Dabbawala (only shippers, very popular in Mumbai, bring lunch boxes from home to offices to work in different means) to deliver 200,000 lunches by bicycle and ship. fire every day.
2. Green tea has been cultivated in India for centuries before Britain started cultivating tea trade here.
3. White tigers will only be found in Indian tigers.
4. Women may be banned from housework if the color of the Mendhi bridal tattoo (or Henna) is still on hand.
5. Indian cuisine can be considered the oldest cuisine of mankind.
6. Jalfrezi (a kind of chicken curry) surpasses Tikka Masala (pieces of roasted chicken (tikka) cooked with a mixture of spicy sauce (masala) to become the best Indian dish in the UK.
7. If you take the Rupee out of India, you will be considered illegal.
8. India has the second largest population in the world and ranks 7th in area .
9. Nalanda in rural Bihah, is one of the oldest universities in the world, being renovated.
10. In India, the adult literacy rate is 70%.