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country name: Republic of India
Area: 3,287,590 sq km (1,229,737 sq mi)
Population: 1 billion
Capital city: New Delhi
People: 72% Indo-Aryan, 25% Dravidian, 3% other
Language: Hindi
Religion: 80% Hindu, 14% Muslim, 2.4% Christian, 2%
Sikh, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.5% Jains, 0.4% other
Government: Federal Republic
GDP:
US$1.7 trillion
GDP per head: US$1,720
Annual growth: 5.4%
Inflation: 4.6%
Major industries: Textiles, chemicals, food processing,
steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum,
machinery, rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane,
potatoes; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats, poultry, fish
Major trading partners: US, Hong Kong, UK, Japan, Germany,
Belgium, Saudi Arabia
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