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Fast Facts on India
A lotus flower, a popular spiritual symbol, from an Indian lake.
- Full country name:
- Republic of India
- Area:
- 3.28 million sq km
- Population:
- 1 billion
- Capital City :
- New Delhi
- People:
- 72% Indo-Aryan, 25% Dravidian, 3% other
- Language:
- Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Bengali, Kashmiri, English, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam
- 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 Dr. Manmohan Singh
- GDP:
- US$2.2 trillion
- GDP per capita:
- US$2,200
- Annual Growth:
- 5.4%
- Inflation:
- 5.4%
- 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
- Major Trading Partners:
- US, Hong Kong, UK, Japan, Germany, Belgium, Saudi Arabia
- Member of EU?
- No
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