India Country Overview
India country overview
President of India: Abdul Kalam (since July 26, 2002)
Prime Minister of India: Atal Behari Vajpayee (since March 19, 1998)
Independence: August 15, 1947 (from the United Kingdom)
Population (07/2002E): 1.0 billion (2nd most populous country)
Location/Size: Southern Asia/3.3 million square kilometers 1.3 million
square miles), one-third the size of the United States
Major Cities: New Delhi (capital), Mumbai (Bombay), Calcutta, Chennai
(Madras), Hyderabad, Bangalore, Ahmedabad
Indian Languages: Hindi, 17 other official languages, English
Ethnic Groups: Indo-Aryan (72%), Dravidian (25%), Mongoloid, other (3%)
Religions: Hindu (80%), Muslim (14%), Christian (2.4%), Sikh (2%),
Buddhist (0.7%), Jains (0.5%), other (0.4%)
Defense (8/98): Army (980,000), Air Force (110,000), Navy (55,000),
Jammu/Kashmir Border Security Force (185,000)
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