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About India
Full country name: Republic of IndiaArea: 3.28 million sq km Population: 1 billion Capital City: New Delhi People: 72% Indo-Aryan, 25% Dravidian, 3% other Language: Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam, Kashmiri, Bengali, Tamil, 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 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 © Copyright 2005 Lonely Planet Publications. All rights reserved. Used with permission. www.lonelyplanet.com |
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