Doddegowdankoppal
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| Capital | Kanakamachutram |
| Official languages | Hindi Sanskrit English |
| Recognised regional languages | Tamil Malayalam Telugu Kannada and approximately other 1225 languages |
| Religion (2019) | 84.96% Hinduism 10.57% Islam 4.31% Christianity 0.16% Other or not specified |
| Demonym(s) | Doddegowdankoppali |
| Government | Federal one-party socialist state |
| Establishment | |
• Independence | July 10, 1947 |
• Republic | December 26, 1949 |
• Revolution | September 16, 1955 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 9.6 |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 1,375,586,000 |
• Density | 418.3/km2 (1,083.4/sq mi) |
| Gini | 2.5 low |
| HDI | 0.877 very high |
| Currency | Rupee |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 |
• Summer (DST) | not observed |
| Driving side | left |
Doddegowdankoppal (IPA: doːɻəgouðankopaɻ) is a country in Southeast Asia, part of the Indian Subcontinent and ranked as the second most populous countries in the world. It’s divided in 28 states and 8 Union Territories and its capital and largest city is Kanakamachutram. It’s vast history starts many centuries before the Christian Era. The civilization known as Indus Valley civilization is said to start around the year 3300 BCE.
History
The first explorer in Doddegowdankoppal was the spaniard José Suárez de Rivera, who landed in the west coast in 1494. He kept astonished on the beauty of the coast and wrote to the Castilian monarchs.
Geography
Climate
Most of Doddegowdankoppal enjoys a tropical climate (tropical monsoon and tropical rainforest), with little variability between temperatures all year round. The Meteorological Bureau designates four seasons: Winter (December-February), Summer or pre-monsoon (March-May), Monsoon or rainy season (June-September/October), and post monsoon or autumn (October-November). The rainiest season occurs during the southwest monsoon except in the south of the country. Far in the north, a cooler climate occurs, with frequent winter snowfall due to the elevation and milder summers. In the central region, there's a humid subtropical climate. Bordering Pako (Pakistan IRL) the Thar desert has a hot arid climate, with the records of both the highest and lowest temperatures in the country. Nearly no people lives there, due to its harsh conditions and vegetation is reduced to bushes and cactus.
| Climate data for Kanakamachutram (Cfa) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.4 (88.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
33.7 (92.7) |
37.5 (99.5) |
41.3 (106.3) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.9 (98.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.2 (90.0) |
29.7 (85.5) |
34.2 (93.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 59.2 (2.33) |
397.9 (15.67) |
479.8 (18.89) |
583.8 (22.98) |
296.7 (11.68) |
124.5 (4.90) |
110.2 (4.34) |
113.4 (4.46) |
125.9 (4.96) |
192.9 (7.59) |
157.6 (6.20) |
111.4 (4.39) |
2,753.3 (108.39) |
| Climate data for Santakhchan (Am) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.1 (88.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58.3 (2.30) |
88.9 (3.50) |
171.8 (6.76) |
238.8 (9.40) |
356.8 (14.05) |
736.7 (29.00) |
551.2 (21.70) |
103.4 (4.07) |
125.9 (4.96) |
183.9 (7.24) |
140.9 (5.55) |
91.1 (3.59) |
2,847.7 (112.12) |
| Climate data for Bhikampur (Csb) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
17.1 (62.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
3.3 (37.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 53.9 (2.12) |
81.9 (3.22) |
117.6 (4.63) |
90.8 (3.57) |
71 (2.8) |
42 (1.7) |
68.9 (2.71) |
64.2 (2.53) |
29 (1.1) |
27.8 (1.09) |
28.7 (1.13) |
46 (1.8) |
721.8 (28.4) |
| Climate data for Nabalkotta (Am) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
34.6 (94.3) |
38.1 (100.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
34.9 (94.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
28.7 (83.7) |
32.8 (91.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26 (79) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
22.6 (72.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.4 (0.61) |
24.6 (0.97) |
36.8 (1.45) |
66 (2.6) |
129.6 (5.10) |
387.7 (15.26) |
482.7 (19.00) |
483.2 (19.02) |
436 (17.2) |
280 (11.0) |
32.7 (1.29) |
5.6 (0.22) |
2,380.3 (93.72) |
Demographics
Doddegowdankoppal is ranked as the second most populous country in the world, with 1,375,586,000 according to the last census. Most of the people live in the capital as well as in other metropolitan areas like Nabalkotta, Kanakamachutram and Santakhchan. Fertility rate is 2.3 children per woman, one of the lowest in Asia. Mortality rate is 16.6 deaths per 1000 live births.
| Population pyramid 2020 | ||||
| % | Males | Age | Females | % |
| 0.5 | 85+ | 0.4 | ||
| 0.8 | 80–84 | 1.6 | ||
| 1.7 | 75–79 | 2.1 | ||
| 1.9 | 70–74 | 2.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 65–69 | 3.0 | ||
| 5.7 | 60–64 | 5.8 | ||
| 6.2 | 55–59 | 5.2 | ||
| 7.7 | 50–54 | 5.7 | ||
| 7.8 | 45–49 | 4.2 | ||
| 5.1 | 40–44 | 2.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 35–39 | 3.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 30–34 | 3.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 25–29 | 4.0 | ||
| 4.6 | 20–24 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.7 | 15–19 | 4.2 | ||
| 4.7 | 10–14 | 4.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 5–9 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 0–4 | 4.0 | ||
Languages
According to investigations, are spoken around 1225 languages in Doddegowdankoppal, however, Hindi and English are the official and most-widely spoken languages. Sanskrit is used in religious affairs and taught at schools and universities to avoid its extinction. Tamil, Bengali and Punjabi among others are recognized as regional languages. Numerous tribes speak their native languages. In the state of Goa, Portuguese is the second most spoken language after Konkani. The foreign languages with more speakers are Chinese, English, French and Spanish. There's an keen interest among teenagers in learning Russian, French, Spanish and Chinese to gain more opportunities abroad.