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Area : It covers an Area of 3,287,263 sq. km
Capital : New Delhi
Population :India is the second largest populated country in this world after China .
| Population(July 1999 est.) |
1,000,848,550 |
| Population (1991 census) |
846.3m |
| Sex Ratio |
At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (1999 est.)
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| Population growth rate |
1.68% (1999 est.) |
| Decennial Population Growth Rate for 1981-91 |
23.85% |
| Urban Population (1994) |
26%. |
| Population Density |
273 persons per sq km |
Infant mortality rate: 60.81 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)
Birth Rate : 25.39 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Death Rate :8.5 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Literacy:(Definition: age 15 and over can read and write) (1995 est.)
- Total population: 52%
- Male: 65.5%
- Female: 37.7%
Economy statistics :
| Percentage of population below Poverty Line(1994 est.): |
35% |
| National Income (at current prices): |
Rs 473,246 crores (‘91-’92) |
| GDP: purchasing power parity : |
US Dollar 1.689 trillion (1998 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate: |
5.4% (1998 est.) |
| GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity : |
US dollar 1,720 (1998 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector:(1997) |
Agriculture: 25%
Industry : 30%
Services: 45%
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| Per capita NNP (at current prices): |
Rs 6929 (‘93-’94) |
| External Debt (1998) : |
US dollar 93 billion |
| Net Market Borrowing (‘95-’96 budget estimate)
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Rs 27,087 crores |
| India's Total Exports |
US dollar 32.17 billion (f.o.b., 1998) |
| India's Exports Commodities |
Textile goods, gems and jewelry, engineering goods, chemicals, leather manufactures |
| Exports—partners: |
US 19%, Hong Kong 6%, UK 6%, Japan 6%, Germany 5% (1997) |
| India’s Total Imports: |
US dollar 41.34 billion (c.i.f., 1998) |
| India’s Imports Commodities: |
Crude oil and petroleum products, machinery, gems, fertilizer, chemicals |
| Imports-partners: |
US 10%, Belgium 7%, UK 7%, Germany 7%, Saudi Arabia 6%, Japan 6% (1997) |
Economic Aid:Recipient
| *US dollar 1.237 billion (1993) |
| *US dollar 171million |
| * US dollar 680 million |
| * Western non US countries, ODA bilateral commitmentsUS dollar 2.48 billion |
| * OPEC bilateral aid US dollar 200 million |
| * World Bank (IBRD) multilateral commitments US dollar 2.8 billion |
| * Asian Development Bank (AsDB) Multilateral commitments US dollar 760 million |
| * International Finance Corporation (IFC) multilateral commitments US dollar 200 |
| * Other multilateral commitmentsUS dollar 554 million(1995-96)
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