Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Republic of India is a sovereign country located in South Asia. India is the seventh most extensive country, the second most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. India has the world's eleventh largest economy at market exchange rates and the fourth largest in purchasing power. Economic reforms have transformed it into the second fastest growing large economy. However, it still endures high levels of poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition. As a diverse society (pluralistic, multilingual, and multiethnic), Indians have made home to a swathe of wildlife in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and elsewhere.