India – Some Facts

Geography

    * Location - South Asia, land border (15200 km), coastal border (7516 km) on the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal.
    * Coordinates of Geography: 8 ° 4 'and 37 ° 6' north latitude and 68 ° 7 'and 97 ° 25' east longitude.
    * Total area: 3,287,263 sq km, is not included controlled Kashmir, sources of India (100.569 km ²).
    * Comparison: 2.4% of land worldwide, the seventh largest country, 16% of the total population
    * Neighbours: The country shares its political borders with Pakistan in the North East and Afghanistan in the west and Bangladesh and Burma to the east, with China, Nepal and Bhutan to the north. Separates India from Sri Lanka, a narrow channel (inlet) formed by the Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar.
    * Climate - varies from temperate monsoon in the south to temperate in the north.
    * Golf - Shelf in the south central plains of the Indus to the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north;
    * Elevations extremes - Lowest: Indian Ocean - 0 m, the highest - Kanchendzonga - 8.586 m.
    * Natural Resources - Coal (4 largest), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromites, natural gas, diamonds, oil, limestone, arable land;
    * Earth - arable land: 54.4%, 2.74% permanent agriculture, other: 42.86% (2001);
    * Natural Hazards - Floods and severe flooding from monsoon rains and destructive storms, earthquakes;
    * Environment-current issues: deforestation, soil erosion, overgrazing, desertification, air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions, water pollution from sewage and runoff of pesticides agricultural, huge and growing population Burnout is natural resources.

     People

    * Population: 1.1 trillion
    * Age structure: 0-14 years: 31.2%, 15-64 years: 63.9%, 65 - 4.9%
    * Growth rate: 1.4%
    * Population below poverty line: 25% (described as less than 2,100 calories urban, 2400 rural)
    * Birth rate: 22 births / 1,000
    * Mortality rate: 8 deaths / 1,000
    * Sex ratio: 933:1000 female: male
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      Infant mortality rate: 57 deaths / 1,000 live births
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      Life expectancy at birth: 64 men, 66 women
    * Total fertility rate: 2.7 children / woman
    * HIV / AIDS: 2.5 million App.
    * Ethnic groups: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25% Mongoloid and other 3% (2000)
    * Languages: 22 languages in total state, the national language - Hindi, English has associate status, but the most important language for national communication, political and commercial.
    * Religions - Hindu 82%, Muslim 12%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 2%, Buddhist 0.8%, Jains 0.4%, other 0.4%
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      Literacy - 65% male: 70.2%, women: 48.3%
    * Army - 16 years of age for voluntary military service

     Government

    * Country name: Republic of India
    * Type of Government: Federal Republic
    * Capital: New Delhi
    * Administrative divisions: 28 states and 7 federal territories of the union
    * Independence: 15 August 1947 (from England)
    * National Day: August 15 (independent), January 26 (Republic day), January 30 (day of assassination of Mahatma Gandhi)