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Full country name:
Republic of India
Area: 3.28 million sq km (roughly one-third the
size of the United States
Population: 1.04 billion
Capital City: New Delhi
People: 72% Indo-Aryan, 25% Dravidian, 3% other
Language: Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Bengali, Kashmiri,
English
Religion: 80% Hindu, 14% Muslim, 2.4% Christian,
2% Sikh, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.5% Jains, 0.4% other
Government: federal republic
Head of State: President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Head of Government: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
GDP: US$2.2 trillion
GDP per capita: US$2,200
Population living below $1/day: 34.7%
Population living below $2/day: 79.9%
Major Industries: Textiles, chemicals, food processing,
steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery,
rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, potatoes; cattle,
water buffalo, sheep, goats, poultry, fish
Life Expectancy: 63.7years
HIV Prevalence: .8%
Undernourished People: 21%
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births): 67
Adult Literacy Rate: male: 69%, female:
46.4%
Ratio of female to male earned income: .38
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