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Comparative area: |
Slightly more than
one-third the size of U.S. |
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Climate: |
Tropical monsoons in south
to temperate in north |
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Terrain: |
Upland plains in south,
flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north |
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Natural hazards: |
Droughts, flash floods,
earthquakes, severe thunderstorms common |
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Government type: |
Federal republic |
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Capital: |
New Delhi |
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Currency: |
Indian rupee |
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Language: |
English, Hindi, Bengali,
Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi,
Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Sanskrit, Hindustani |
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Religion: |
Hindu, Muslim, Christian,
Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi |
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Population: |
1,029,991,145 (2001
est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
63 deaths/1,000 live
births (2001 est.) |
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Life expectancy: |
63 years (2001
est.) |
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HIV/AIDS-adult prevalence
rate: |
.07% (1999 est.) |
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Literacy rate: |
Male: 66%
Female: 38% (1995 est.) |
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Percent of population
below poverty line: |
35% (1994 est.) |
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Number of telephone
lines: |
27,700,000 (2000) |
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Number of televisions: |
63,000,000 (1997) |
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Number of internet
users: |
4,500,000 (2000) |
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