Strange facts about India that seem total lies but are actually true?

1. Indian housewives hold 11% of the World's gold. That is more than the reserves of USA, IMF, Switzerland and Germany put together.



2. An Indian airline only hires women because they are lighter, so they save up to $500,000 per year in fuel.



3. An Indian man single-handedly planted a 1,360 acre forest that is home to a complex, thriving ecosystem.



4. In India there's a prison where prisoners can come and go as they want. The prisoners can also hold jobs. One prisoner is even a school teacher.



5. The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system in India, employing over 1.6 million people.



6. Mumbai's GDP as of 2014 stands at $278 billion that's more than the GDP of wholePakistan whose GDP stands at $243 billion !!
This is also 1.6 times the GDP of Bangladesh.
This is also more than the combined GDP of Nepal ($19.7 bn), Afghanistan ($20.4 bn) and Bangladesh ($ 172.9 bn).



Few more Strange facts about India

India is 7th largest country in the world, but you know, the first 6 countries above India are at least twice the size of India.

1. Russia = 5.2 x India

2. Canada = 3.03 x India

3. China = 2.91 x India

4. U.S = 2.89 x India

5. Brazil = 2.59 x India

6. Australia = 2.34 x India

7. India = 1 x India

And when it comes to population, there are only 4 countries having larger population than Uttar Pradesh ( A state in India). Yes, you read it correct.
1. China - 1,374,640,000

2. India - 1,283,900,000

3. United states - 322,768,000

4. Indonesia - 258,705,000

5. Uttar Pradesh - 215,609,813

6. Brazil - 205,574,000

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India has more strength than population of 64 countries.

G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technologyis the second largest university in the world, in terms of contiguous area.

UAE has more Indians than Emiratis, Indians form over 50% of the total population of the UAE.

As of Jan 2015, population of overseas Indians is more than Australia's population.

South India has more people than combined population of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan . ( Yeah.! That's half of the countries that share border with India)

World's Most Visited Holy Place in the World
Tirupathi Venkateshwara Temple

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Despite the stats of poverty, India had the record of being No.1 importer of gold.

India is the 3rd highest Muslim populous country and has more mosques(300,000 mosques) than any other nation in the world.


Courtesy Citation : Quora.com

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