India!... by Marco

India is a country located in the South of Asia. Its offcial name is Republic of India. It is the second most populated country in the world with 1150 million people. They speak around 40 languages in India. The most spoken one is the "hindí". Their offcial language was english until 1965. It is the seventh biggest country in the world.

Economy

In India, the agriculture have been and will always be the base of India's economy. The rice has a huge importance in India's lifestyle. Products like "mijo" and "sorgo" are essential too. They also produce other products like corn, tea, coffee, tobacco and some fruits. The cattle breeding is other important activity in India as the mining resources and technological industry.

Religion

The people in India practice a lot of different religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianism, Islamism and Judaism. The differences between religions can cause some problems. Rhin River is the sacred river for the Hinduism.

Costumes

Weddings in India are very glamorous and their ceremonies and parties last for a few days. The weddings are organized by the parents of the couple. After the couple get maried, the husband moves into his wife's house and live with his family.

Art

They feel really attracted to art so they are known because of their sculptures of leaves and animals. They also make some awesome paintings where they try to express the human values.

They have written some great books and build some awesome buildings that demonstrate their spirit. They also love to dance and that is a huge part of their culture.

They have been producing so many films lately and they are becoming better and better at it every second.

Sports

Their favourite and most practiced sports are horse-back riding and ice-hockey.

Places to visit...

One of the best places to visit is of course the Taj Mahal and all the diversity of National Parks where you can see many different animals. There are over 166 National Parks and one of the most recognized ones is the Jim Corbett's national Park where you can find the Bengal Tiger which is the National animal of India.