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Vital statistics
State capital: Thiruvananthapuram (commonly known as Trivandrum)
Population: 35 million.
Language(s): Malayalam (official), though English and Hindi are widely spoken.
Time: GMT+5.5
International dialling code: +91
Visas: UK passport holders must apply for an e-visa in advance (indianvisaonline.gov.in).
The Indian rupee (INR), currently INR103 to the UK£. Credit cards are widely accepted and there are ATMs in
