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 | INDIA[Bharat] : |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Bharat |
| country code ISO: IN //; - FIPS: IN |
| location: South Asia |
| time zone: +5:30 UT |
| surface (land) area: 3165596 sq.km = 1222243 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 37° N / South: 8° N / East: 97° E / West: 68° E |
| borders (land): Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh |
| borders (coastline): Indian Ocean |
| climate: subtropical and tropical, with in the far north variations according to altitude |
| Government |
| independent since: 1947-08-15 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: New Delhi |
| administrative division: state (24), union territory (6), national capital territory (1) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (2001): 1027015,247 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 1014003,817; or: 1015923,000 |
| population density: 324 per sq.km = 840 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 2,1% //; - doubling time: 42 years |
| birth rate: 24 - 27 per 1000 |
| death rate: 9 - 10 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 4 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 340 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 98 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 63 years (male: 62; female: 64) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 37% //; - 15-59 years: 56% //; - 60+ years: 7% |
| urbanisation: 28% //; - urbanisation growth: 3% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 6% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Indo-Aryan (Caucasoid) 72%; Dravidian (Aboriginal) 25; others (Mongoloid) 3 |
| languages: Hindi 30% (official +English); Telugu 8%; Bengali 8%; Marati 8%; Tamil 7%; Urdu 5%; plus more than 70 other |
| religious affiliation: Hindu 83%, Sunnī Musim 11, Christian 2, Sikh 2, Buddhist 1 |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2466 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 81% |
| people per physician: 2460 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 98% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 43% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 6% |
| adult literacy: 52 - 57% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Rupee= 100 paise |
| annual inflation rate: 8% |
| population below poverty line: 35% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 340 per capita |
| GNI USD 450 per capita //; - [ppp: 2340] |
| GDP growth: 4% |
| income: USD 330 per capita |
| import: USD 28655 per capita //; - export: USD 26330 per capita |
| trade: USD 44 per capita //; - or 20% of GDP |
| trade partners: US JP CIS DE GB |
| human development index: 0,571 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 115 |
| female labour force: 32% |
| unemployment: 9% |
| tourism: 2,6 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 57% //; - grass land: 4% //; - wooded area: 22% //; - arid land and desert: ca 10 - 15% |
| agriculture: labour force: 63% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 31% |
| agricultural products: wheat, sugar cane, rice, millet, sorghum, jute, barley, tea, cattle, spices, cashews, cotton, potatoes, oilseed |
| livestock (million): asses: 1 / camels: 1 / cattle: 219 / buffalo 94 / goats: 123 / pigs: 16,5 / poultry: 402 / sheep: 58 |
| fish catch: 3316815 - 5380000 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 11% //; - part of industry in GDP: 27% |
| industrial products: textiles, chemicals, petroleum products, jute, cement, fertilizers, food processing, steel |
| mining products: coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, diamonds, oil & natural gas, bauxite, chromite, copper, manganese, mica, titanium |
| CO2 emission per capita: 1,1 |
| services: labour force: 27% //; - part of services in GDP: 42% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 482 |
| electricity use (per capita): 379 |
| annual water use (per capita): 612 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 2358629 km //; - of which paved: 50% //; - of which are motorways: 34000 km |
| vehicles: 3 per 1000 |
| railways: 62809 km //; - railways passenger/km: 319400 |
| navigable inland waterways: 19145 km |
| ownership telephone: 17 - 27 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 121 - 132 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 75 - 147 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 6130 |
| personal computers: 4,5 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Kangchenjunga 8598 m, Nanda Devi 7816, Kamet 7756, Nunkun 7135, Shilla 7026 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, unimportant small ones, or unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): some artificial lakes |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Ganges, Narmada, Godavari, Krishna, Yamuna, Brahmaputra |
| canals: unknown |
| waterfalls: unknown |
| caves: longest system: unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep |
| deserts: Thar |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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