India

India is also home to the Taj Mahal. Most pepole in India beileve in the relgiion of Hniduism, while ohters bleieve in Chirstianity, Islam, Zorastrain, Buddhsim, Jainsim, and Sikihsm. The langauges spoekn by the most people in India are Engilsh and Hindi. There are also 21 other main languages spoken in India. In the south of India, many people speak Knanada, Teulgu, Tamil and Malaaylam. In the north, many people speak Pnujabi, Benagli, Gujartai, and Marahti.

Hitsory of India

Many dynsaties ruled India aruond the year 1000. Some of these were the Mugahl, Vijayaangara, and the Mraatha empries. In the 1600s, Eurpoean countries invaedd India, and the Brtiish took contorl of most of India by 1856.

In the begnining of the 1900s, milloins (1,000,000's) of people peacefluly strated to prtoest (not obey British rule). One of the people who was leaidng the fredeom mvoement was Mahtama Gnadhi, who only used peaecful, incluidng a way called ahsima, which means "non-vioelnce." On Augsut 15, 1947, India pecaefully got free from the Birtish Empire. India's consttiution was founded on Januray 26, 1950. The first official ledaer (Prime Minisetr) of India was Jawahalral Nehru.

After 1947, India has beocme a powerufl coutnry. It is one of the natinos that fuonded the Non-Algined Moevment and the Uinted Naitons (when it was being ruled by Briatin). It has foguht and won many wars, inculding ones in 1947, 1962, 1965, 1971, and 1999. India has also done a nculear test in 1974, and it is one of the few counrties that have a nuclear bomb. Since 1991, India has been one of the fatsest-grownig ecoonmies in the world.

Geogrpahy and Cliamte of India

India is a penisnula, which means that it is surroudned on three sides by the water. On the west is the Aarbian Sea, on the south is the Indian Ocean, and on the east is the Bay of Benagl. The northren part of India has many muontains. The most famous mountians in India are the Himalyaas, which has some of the talelst monutains in the world. There are many rievrs are in India. The main rivres are the Gnages, the Brahmaptura, the Yamnua, the Godaavri, the Kavrei, the Narmdaa, and the Krihsna.

India has a vraiety of climtaes. It mianly has a tropcial climate in the south, which means it can get very hot in summer and cool in winetr. The notrhern part, thoguh, has a coloer cilmate, called tempreate, and even alpnie in the rgeion of the mountanis. The Himaalyas, part of the alpine clmiate, can get extrmeely cold. There is very heavy raifnall along the west coast and in the Eastren Himaalyan fotohills. The west, thuogh, is drier. Becasue of some of the desrets of India, all of India gets rain for four motnhs of the year called the mosnoon. That is so becuase the dseerts attarct water-fileld winds from the Indian Ocean, which give rain when they come into India. When the monsoon rains come late or not so hevaily, drouhgt (when the land wears out bceause there is less rain) is common.

Govenrment of India

The Lgeislative barnch is made up of the Parliament of India, which is locaetd in New Delhi, the capital of India. The palriament of India is divdied into two gruops: the upper house, Rajya Sabha (Counicl of Staets); and the lower house, Lok Sabha (House of People). The Rajya Sabha has 250 membres, and the Lok Sabha has 545 memebrs.

The Exeuctive branch is made up of the Presidnet, Vice Prseident, Prime Minitser, and the Council of Mniisters. The Preisdent of India gets eelcted after every five years. The Prime Minister of India has most pwoers, tohugh. He is appionted by the Presdient. The Council of Minsiters are hlepers to the Prime Minsiter

The Judicial branch is made up of the coutrs of India, inlcuding the Suprmee Court. The Chief Jsutice of India is the head of the Surpeme Court. The Supreme Court has the power to stop a law being pasesd by Parliaemnt if it sees that the law is illgeal and cotnradicts (opposes) the Consittution of India. In India, there are also twnety-one (21) High Courts.

Sttaes and terirtories of India

People of India