India

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=भारत गणराज्य= (Republic of India)

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=**1. Explain why the country you have chosen is an English speaking country**=

From the sixteenth century, countries like France, Portugal, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom arrived India, as traders, but also trying to colonize the country. By 1856, most of India was under the control of the //British East India Company//. And eventually, they pushed away other European forces. The very next year, military rebels tried to remove the Britain’s from India, but they failed. Instead, India became a colony of the //British Empire//, and was ruled directly from the British Crown. But //Mahatma Gandhi// started a non-violent campaign. And once again, they tried to kick them British asses outta India (without violence). This time, they succeeded. On 15th August 1947, India gained independence from British rule. (Sources: Wikipedia.org; (Norwegian and English); http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India; http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/India)
 * That’s why English is today, among one of the official languages in** **India****, because of their influence under the colonization.**

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=2. Give a brief description of the country:=

By 1856, most of India was under the control of the British East India Company. A year later, a nationwide insurrection of rebelling military units and kingdoms, variously referred to as the First War of Indian Independence or Sepoy Mutiny. They challenged British rule but eventually failed. As a consequence, India came under the direct control of the British Crown as a colony of the British Empire.
 * Histoty:**

To day it is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, and the second most populos country in the wrorld, and its the most populos democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south side, the Arabian Sea on the west side, and the Bay of Bengal on the east side. India has a costline over 7000 kilometers. India borders to Pakistan to the west, China, Nepal, and Buhtan to the north-east; and Bangkadesh and Mayanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Indonesia. India became a modern nation-state in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by widespread use of nonviolent resistance leaded by Mahatma Gandhi. India is to day the world's 4th largest economy in terms of purchasting power and the 12th largest economy at marked exchange rates. India has made repaid economic progress in the last decade. Although the India's standard of living is projected to rise sharply in the next half-century, it currently battles high levels of poverty, illitearcy, malnutrition, and environmental degradtion.

The rest of northern, central and eastern India consists of the fertile Indo-Gangetic Plain. In the west, bordering south-eastern Pakistan, lies the Thar Desert. Southern India is almost entirely composed of the peninsular Deccan plateau, wich is flanked by two hilly coastal ranges, the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats. India is home to sevral major rivers, including the Ganges, the Brahmaputra, the Yamuna, the Godavari, the Kaveri, the Narmada, and the Krishna. The climate of India varies from tropical in the south to more temperate and alpine in the Himalayan north, where elevated regions receive sustained winter snowfall. India's climate is strongly influenced by the Himalayas and the Thar Desert. The Himalayas, along with the Hindu Kush mountains, prevent cold Central Asian katabatic winds from blowing in. It is the Thar Desert who is responsible for attracting the moisture-laden summer monsoon winds that provide most of India's rainfall. (Source: Wikipedia.org; (English); http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India)
 * Geography:**

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=3. Find similarities between your country and Britain=

Similarities between England and India
 * They have both //English// as an official language (language)


 * They are both //Democratic// countries (government)


 * They are both doing //International business// (economy)

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