50 Interesting India Facts
1. India is about 1/3 the size of the United States, yet it is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of 1,166,079,217. 2. India is the seventh largest country in the world, at 1.27 million square miles. 3. More than a million Indians are millionaires , yet most Indians live on less than two dollars a day. An estimated 35% of India’s population lives below the poverty line. 4. India is the largest democracy in the world. 5. Traditionally, Indians found toilet paper repellent and considered it cleaner to splash water with the left hand in the appropriate direction. Consequently, the left hand is considered unclean and is never used for eating. 6.. Cows can be found freely wandering the streets of India’s cities. They are considered sacred and will often wear a tilak , a Hindu symbol of good fortune. Cows are considered one of humankind’s seven mothers because they offer milk as does one’s natural mother . 7.India has one of the world’s highest rates of ab