Did You Know?

I'm constantly fascinated by the number of people that live in India. Geographically-speaking, the country is large, but only about a third of the size of the United States. Despite that, over 1.1 billion people live here. The country and the people are incredibly diverse. Here are a few statistics about India:

• 16% of the world's population lives in India.
• The population of India is approximately 1.1 billion, nearly 4 times more than the US, although the country is only about a third of the size of the US.
• The population of Delhi is roughly 15 million and is estimated to reach over 20 million by 2015.
• India has the second largest number of English speakers in the world.
• India has 22 official languages and hundreds of other languages and dialects.
• India has the second largest Muslim population in the world, behind on Indonesia. 13% of the Indian population is Muslim.