India

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India
Official Name Republic of India Land Area 3.29
million sq. km. (1.27 million sq. mi.) about
one-third the size of the U.S. Population
(2004) 1.1 billion urban 27.8 Capital City
New Delhi
Terrain Varies from Himalayas to flat river
valleys. Climate Alpine to temperate to
subtropical monsoon.
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Mohandas Gandhi Born 2 October 1869
Birthplace Porbandar, India Died 30 January
1948 (assassination) Best Known As Non-violent
leader of Indian independence
With the help of Gandhi, India won independence
from Great Britain in 1947.
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Mother Teresa Born August 26, 1910 Died
September 5, 1997 Achievements Started
Missionaries of Charity in 1950 and received the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1979
Mother Teresa was an Albanian Catholic nun who
founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata,
India. Her selfless work among the
poverty-stricken people of Kolkata (Calcutta) is
an inspiration to people all over the world.
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