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| President |
Shri.
A P J Abdul Kalam |
| Prime
Minister |
Dr. Manmohan Singh |
| Capital |
New
Delhi |
| Area |
total:
3,287,590 sq km
land: 2,973,190 sq km
water: 314,400 sq km |
| Land
Boundaries |
total:
14,103 km
border countries: Bangladesh 4,053 km, Bhutan 605 km,
Burma 1,463 km, China 3,380 km, Nepal 1,690 km,
Pakistan 2,912 km |
| Maritime
Claims |
contiguous
zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the
continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm |
| Coastline |
7,000
km |
| Overview |
India
- An Overview |
| Geography
and Climate |
Geography
and Climate |
| History |
History |
| Political
System |
Political
System |
| Legal
System |
Legal
System |
| Natural
Resources |
Coal
(fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore,
manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite,
natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone |
| Population
& its structure |
1,000,848,550 |
| Legislative
Body |
Parliament |
| Official
Language |
Hindi |
| Major
Industrial Cities |
Mumbai,
Calcutta, Kanpur, Jamshedpur etc. |
| Currency |
Rupees |
| Inflation |
2.7% |
| GDP:
Purchasing Power Parity |
-$1.689
trillion |
| GDP
- real growth rate |
5.4%
 |
| GDP
- per capita |
-$1,720 |
| GDP
- Composition by sector |
agriculture:
25%
industry: 30%
services: 45% |
| Economy
Overview |
The
Economy |
| Mineral
and Energy Resources |
India is
richly endowed with minerals. They have been only partially
exploited, and untill recently were largely reserved for the
public sector. There are large deposits of coal, iron ore,
manganese, mica, bauxite, and limestone. The most important
sources of commercial energy are coal, gas and oil. Coal and
hydropower contribute primarily to electricity production.
Crude-oil production has increased considerably, but it is
still insufficient to meet the country's requirements and
remains the single largest item in the import bill. |
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| Agriculture |
India
produces a wide variety of crops, with food crops
predominating over others. The principal crops are rice,
wheat, pulses (seeds of leguminous crops), sugarcane, cotton,
jute, oilseeds, tea, coffee, and tobacco. Food production in
the recent past has been characterized by plentiful supplies
and by a substantial increase in the government's buffer
stocks. Agricultural production, which constitutes about 32
percent of gross domestic product, significantly influenced by
the monsoons. |
| Industries |
The private
sector controls most of the wholesale, retail and distribution
network. Financial services such as banking and insurance are
well developed and largely controlled by the government.
Investment and leasing companies, although relatively new, are
now widely available in the private sector.
The growth areas in the service industry are leasing and other
financial services, advertising, market research, tourism,
computer software development, telecommunications, and
consultancy services. |
| Transport
and Communication |
Transport
and Communication
|
| International
Membership |
AfDB, AsDB,
BIS, C, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G- 6, G-15, G-19, G-24, G-77,
IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA (observer), IFAD,
IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol,
IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, MIPONUH, MONUA, NAM, OAS
(observer), OPCW, PCA, SAARC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO,
UNIKOM, UNITAR, UNMIBH, UNOMIL, UNOMSIL, UNU, UPU, WFTU, WHO,
WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
| Foreign
Trade |
Foreign
Trade |
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General Section
