Facts about India and Nepal

India
● Second-most populous country (over 1.1 billion)
● Area is slightly larger than one-third the size of the US
● Religion: 80.5% Hindu, 13.4% Muslim, 2.3% Christian,
● 23 official languages

Hyderabad
● 6.5 million people
● Emerging IT and biotech hub
● Has nearly equal number of Muslims and Hindus
● Telugu is the official language

Kolkata
● Name changed from Calcutta in 2001
● Located in the Ganges River Delta
● Population of 13.2 million in metropolitan area

Nepal
● Population 27.6 million
● World’s only Hindu state (80.6% Hindu)
● Area slightly larger than Arkansas
● Capital is Kathmandu (Pop 500,000)
● Contains eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including Everest
● Though generally safe for visitors, Nepal is in the midst of a 10 year-long civil war between comunist Maoists and the Royal Nepalise Army