About Us Outline

Land area: 3,287,263sqkm




Greatest width: 2,933km



Greatest length: 3,214km

Coast Line: 7,516.5km





Population: 1,147,995,904 (2008 estimate)


1,027,015,248 (2001 census)



Timezones: UTC/GMT+5:30 hours


No day light saving time in 2008


Official language: Hindi, English            



Other languages: There are several hundreds of living


languages in India (415 according to the SIL Ethnologue)



Currency: Indian rupee





Dialing code: +91


Internet TLD: .in

Seasons: June–October Monsoon, December–February Winter
March––May Summer

7 Mountain Ranges: Himalayas, Patkai, Vindhyas, Satpura, Aravalli, Sahyadri, Eastern Ghats
  


Highest Peak: K2 (in the disputed area of Kashmir) 8,611m (28,251ft)

Kanchenjunga 8,598m (28,209ft)


                       


Greatest Glacier: Siachen Glacier (75.6km long and 2.8km wide)




Great Indian Desert:  200,000sq.km




Gange's river length: 2,510km



Cherrapunji (situated at 56km from Shillong) receives an annual rainfall of over 1200cm



Economy Numbers:


Major Exports 2007/08 (fiscal year)          % of total

Engineering goods                                     23.0

Petroleum products                                   15.6


Textiles & textile products                          11.9


Gems & jewellery                                       12.4





Major Imports2007/08 (fiscal year)            % of total

Petroleum & petroleum products                33.4
Electronic goods                                         8.5
Non-electrical machinery                            8.2
Gold & silver                                               7.5
(data from Economist.com)



India and Coffee:

2008-2009 Production of coffee Arabica in Major Districts of India: 90,050MT (Post Monsoon Estimation)

2008-2009 Production of coffee Arabica in Major Districts of India: 100,000 (Post Blossom Estimation)

(data from Economic & Market Intelligence Unit Coffee Board, India)





Coffee Arabica in India:

The lady of spices. Grown chiefly on the Deccan highlands in the south, this coffee represents the vitally complex Subcontinent as a whole.  Known for its rich spicy tobacco and nutmeg aromas, it oftentimes produces caramel or even chocolaty flavours as well. Its rich, full-bodied texture is imbued with a typically pleasant bitter taste that remains when mixed with the aromas of the other coffees, adding its distinctive aromatic touch to the blend.