New Delhi is a city that defies a one-line description as the capital of India or as the capital of the world's largest democracy. Actually, New Delhi is India in miniature. New Delhi is 32,87,263 sq. km of India's fantastic variety compressed into 1,483 sq. km. Over the millennia, it has wooed rulers, attracted plunderers, and tried historians with so many details.

Temperature
25º C - 36º C (Summers)
7º C - 21º C (Winters)

Languages Spoken
Hindi, English, Punjabi

Currency
Indian Rupee (USD 1 = Rs. 45.28 as of 29 January 2004)

Food
The main type of food available in New Delhi is Indian, with regional specialities including Tandooris and Biryani. It is possible as in most large cities to get food from all over the world.

Telephone Area Code
011