India Geography
 Location:
Country in South Asia, bounded by the Indian Ocean on the South, the
Arabian Sea on the West and the Bay of Bengal on the east. Geographic
Coordinates: 20 00 N, 77 00 E Area: total: 3,287,240 sq km
(7th Largest in the world) land area: 2,973,190 sq km water area:
314,400 sq km Land boundaries: 14,103 km Coastline:
7,000 km Climate: Tropical monsoon in south India to temperate
in north India Natural Resources: Coal, iron ore, manganese,
mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum,
limestone Land Use: arable land: 50.5%, permanent crops: 2.8%,
other: 48.37% (2008 estimates) Time Zone: Indian Standard Time
(IST), (UTC+5.30).
| People India - All data as
per 2008 census |
| Population:
|
1,150,000,000 (July
2009 est.) (02nd most populous country in the World) |
| Nationality: |
Indian |
| Religions: |
Hindu (80.5%),
Muslim (13.4%), Christian (2.3%), Sikh (1.9%), Buddhists (0.8%),
Jains (0.4%), Jews, Zoroastrians, Bahá'ís and others
constitute 8.1% of the population. |
| Literacy: |
65.38% (54.28% for females and 75.96% for males) |
| India Government |
| Official Name:
|
Republic
of India |
| Official Name in Hindi:
|
Bharat Ganrajya |
| Official Language: |
Hindi. Also English
language is used extensively in business & Administration |
| Government: |
Federal Republic
Parliamentary Democracy |
| Capital: |
New Delhi |
| Independence : |
15 August 1947 (from
British colonial rule) |
| Republic: |
26 January 1950
(Adoption of the Constitution of India) |
| Administrative Division:
|
Twenty-eight States
and seven Union Territories |
| Official Government Portal:
|
http://goidirectory.nic.in/ |
| India Economy- All data as
per 2008 estimates. |
| GDP (Purchasing
Power Parity): |
$ 3,288,345 (4th in the world) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP):
|
$ 38,084 (165th
in the world) |
| GDP - real growth rate:
|
6.7% |
| GDP Composition by Sector:
|
Agriculture (28%),
Service (54%), Industry (18%) |
| Budget: |
Revenues: Rs 4,834.933 billion, Expenditures: Rs 6,354.954 billion |
| Fiscal year: |
1 April - 31 March |
| Agriculture - products:
|
Rice, wheat,
oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, potatoes; cattle, water
buffalo, sheep, goats, poultry; fish |
| Industries: |
Textiles, chemicals,
food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining,
petroleum, machinery, software |
| Exports: |
$162.9 billion |
| Exports - commodities :
|
Petroleum products,
textile goods, gems and jewelry, engineering goods, chemicals,
leather manufacturers |
| Exports - partners :
|
US (15%), China
(8.7%), UAE (8.7%), UK (4.4%) |
| Imports: |
$218.6 billion |
| Imports - commodities:
|
Crude oil,
machinery, gems, fertilizer, chemicals |
| Imports - partners: |
China (10.6%), US
(7.8%), Germany (4.4%), Singapore (4.4%) |
| Currency (code): |
Indian rupee (INR)
|
| Currency code: |
INR |
| India Communications |
| Telephone Main
Lines: |
37.81 million (2009 estimates) |
| Mobile Phone Users:
|
296.08 million (2009 estimates) |
| Internet country code:
|
.in |
| Internet hosts: |
362.3 million (2009 estimates) |
| Internet Service Providers
(ISPs) : |
183 (2009 estimates)
|
| Internet users: |
81 million (2009 estimates) |
| India Transportation |
| Airports:
|
346
Civilian airports in India. 238 with paved runways and 108 with
unpaved runways. |
| International Airports:
|
20 International
airports within the Republic of India. |
| Heliports: |
30 (2007) |
| Railways: |
Total length- 63,327 km
|
| Roadways: |
3.314 million kms (includes 200 km of expressways) |
| Ports: |
Chennai, Haldia,
Tuticorin, Kochi, Paradip, Ennore, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta),
Mormugao, Mumbai (Bombay), New Mangalore, Vishakhapatnam |
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