Passport/Visa Requirements: Passports, visas, proof of onward passage and sufficient funds are required of Canadian and U.S. citizens. Reconfim travel document requirements with your carrier before departure.
Population: 15,048,000.
Languages: English, Hindi, Urdu.
Predominant Religions: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism.
Time Zone: 5.5 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (+5.5 GMT). Daylight Saving Time is not observed.
Voltage Requirements: 220 volts.
Telephone Codes: 91, India country code; 11,Delhi city code;
Additional Reading
William Dalrymple has written several books based in Delhi and India, including
City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi;
White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India;
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857; and
The Age of Kali: Indian Travels and Encounters.India's Unending Journey by Mark Tully (Rider & Co.).
