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This country is so diverse, so old-and-young, so crowded and so remote in its history, landscape and culture it is difficult to summarize. Civilization here began at least five thousand years ago, with sporadic incursions by ancient Aryan tribes, Arabs, Turks and Europeans adding their social systems, religions and cultural history in successive waves. The British were the last of these, and Queen Victoria the last foreigner to claim leadership as Empress of India in 1877. In some places, it has become a post-modern world, as in the "Silicon Valley" of Bangalore. India became independent from Britain in 1947 under the leadership of one of the great individuals of the 20th century, Mahatma Ghandi; by 1921 the country had become three, with Pakistan and Bangladesh split from India in the north. Now, about a sixth of the world's population is Indian, living in a world that stretches from the tropical southern tip upwards to the heights of the Himalayas, the world's most lofty mountain range, 3200km (2000 miles) to the north. The Golden Triangle - Delhi and the magnificent monuments of Agra and Jaipur-is perhaps the best known part of the country to outsiders. Visitors are strongly advised not to travel to certain of these northern regions-see Advisory.
 Visitors Stats: The following chart tells you how many visitors have been to India in the last year and whether the number is up or down when compared to five years of statistics. The rank tells you how popular India is over all with tourists out of all 237 countries.
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# of
Visitors: |
58,730 |
107,671 |
430,419 |
410,803 |
| Trend: |
Up |
Up |
Up |
Up |
| Rank: |
19/237 |
15/237 |
20/237 |
32/237 |
(This chart is based on five years of statistics gathered by the World Tourism Organization.)
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