Fauna
Something that surprises everyone who visits India is the wide variety of animal life, and you don´t need to go so far to see it. In the cities you can see a lot of animals. It´s common to find elephants walking down the street, like another as if it was a car.
Also you can see camels like cars. In many places you can see monkeys, many kinds of birds and cows. The cow in India is a sacred animal and nobody bothers. India is the country with more cows, and milk is cheaper than purified water.
Weather
India´s climate is tropical, is a place with a warm climate most of the year, with averages ranging between 20 and 32 degrees Celsius every year.
Average temperatures in summer are around 29 degrees, being hotter inside the country. Inside, the summer may be around the 40 degree hest.
Cities
Bombay:
Now the official name in English since 1995, is the state capital of Maharashtra in India. It is the most important port city in the subcontinent.
It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world. Bombay is also the richest city in India. The city is the largest economic centre of India and home to the largest film industry in the world and is an important cultural.
Delhi:
Delhi forms the “ National Capital Territory” of the Republic of India. Contains the new city of New Delhi, which contains most of the administrative institutions of the national government and is
considered formally the capital.
It is the second important city in India of the Bombay, and makes it
the 7th largest city in the world. The main languages are Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and English.
Currency
The rupee is the official currency of Republic of India. In many parts of India, the rupee is known as rupaya. India is one of the first territories to coin money, around the sixth century BC.It is believed that the first “ rupee” Emperor introduced Sher Shah Suri, and consisted of 40 parts of copper.
Mountains
These are the highest mountains in India:
- Gasherbrum I, peak ( 8,068 m )- Karakoram
- Nanda Devi peak ( 7,816 m ) – Himalaya
- Makalu, peak ( 7,756 m ) – Himalaya
- Saltoro Kangri peak (7,742 m ) – Karakoram
- Saser Kangri I, peak ( 7,672 m ) – Karakoram
- Mamostong Kangri peak ( 7,516 m ) – Karakoram
- Saser Kangri II East peak ( 7,513 m ) – Karakoram
- Saser Kangri III peak ( 7,495m ) – Karakoram
- Jongsong Peak, peak ( 7,462 m ) – Himalaya
- Kabru North Peak (7,412m ) – Himalaya.
- Gasherbrum I, peak ( 8,068 m )- Karakoram
- Nanda Devi peak ( 7,816 m ) – Himalaya
- Makalu, peak ( 7,756 m ) – Himalaya
- Saltoro Kangri peak (7,742 m ) – Karakoram
- Saser Kangri I, peak ( 7,672 m ) – Karakoram
- Mamostong Kangri peak ( 7,516 m ) – Karakoram
- Saser Kangri II East peak ( 7,513 m ) – Karakoram
- Saser Kangri III peak ( 7,495m ) – Karakoram
- Jongsong Peak, peak ( 7,462 m ) – Himalaya
- Kabru North Peak (7,412m ) – Himalaya.
Rivers
Indus, the Brahmaputra River, the river Mahandi, Godovari River, the Krishna River, the Kaveri River, the Narmada and the Tapti river.
Among them, there are 3 of the most important rivers of Asia:
- River Indus: 3000 km long and an average flow of 6500 m3/s.
- River Brahmaputra: 2900 km long and an average flow of
48,000m3/s.
- River Ganges: 2500 km long and an average flow of 14,000 m3/s. The river Ganges is the most important river in India. It is about 2,500 km long. It runs from a glacier in the Himalayan Mountains into the Indian Ocean. This river is very important for the people of India. Hindus believe the river is sacred. Millions of people come to the River Ganges all year long. In October and November, there is a religious festival on the river at Varanasi (a popular city for tourists). At the festival, there are boat races and special shows.
