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The Republic of India
Form of Government: Federal Republic
Capital: New Delhi
Head of State (President): K. R. Narayanan (Independent)
Head of Government (Prime Minister): Manmohan Signh (INC Indian National Congress Party)
Communist/NATO stance: Pro NATO
Currency: Indian Rupee
Suffrage: Universal at 18
Demography and Geography:
Demography:
Population: 1.1 Billion
Population Growth: 1.606%
Birth Rate: 22.69 Briths/1000 Population
Death Rate: 6.58 deathes/1000 Population
Literacy Rate: 64.5%
Population under the poverty Line: 22%
Unemployment Rate: 7.8%
Life Expectancy Average: 68.59 years
Major Religions: Hinduism, Islam, Christian
Major Languages: Hindi, Telugu, English
Geography:
Total Land Area: 3,287,590 Kilometers^2
Land Break Up: 90.44% land, 9.56% water
Coastline: 7,516 Kms
Borders: 15,103 Kms
Overseas Territories: Nicobar, and Adaman islands
Highest Point: Chogori 8598 m
Lowest Point: -2.2 m Kuttanad
Climate: Varies from everything including, Savannah, Desert, Rainforest, Plains andthing plausible in the region it will be in India.
Economy (Mostly out of the CIA factbook)
India's diverse economy encompasses traditional village farming, modern agriculture, handicrafts, a wide range of modern industries, and a multitude of services. Services are the major source of economic growth, accounting for more than half of India's output with less than one third of its labor force. About three-fifths of the work force is in agriculture, leading the UPA government to articulate an economic reform program that includes developing basic infrastructure to improve the lives of the rural poor and boost economic performance. The government has reduced controls on foreign trade and investment. Tariffs averaged 12.5% on non-agricultural items in 2006. Higher limits on foreign direct investment were permitted in a few key sectors, such as telecommunications. However, tariff spikes in sensitive categories, including agriculture, and incremental progress on economic reforms still hinder foreign access to India's vast and growing market. Privatization of government-owned industries remained stalled in 2006, and continues to generate political debate; populist pressure from within the UPA government and from its Left Front allies continues to restrain needed initiatives. The economy has posted an average growth rate of more than 7% in the decade since 1996, reducing poverty by about 10 percentage points. India achieved 8.5% GDP growth in 2006, significantly expanding manufacturing. India is capitalizing on its large numbers of well-educated people skilled in the English language to become a major exporter of software services and software workers. Economic expansion has helped New Delhi continue to make progress in reducing its federal fiscal deficit. However, strong growth - more than 8 percent growth in each of the last three years - combined with easy consumer credit and a real estate boom is fueling inflation concerns. The huge and growing population is the fundamental social, economic, and environmental problem.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$4.042 trillion (2006 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
8.5% (2006 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$3,700 (2006 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
Agriculture: 19.9%
Industry: 19.3%
Services: 60.7% (2005 est.)
Labor force:
509.3 million (2006 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:
Agriculture: 60%
Industry: 12%
Services: 28% (2003)
Unemployment rate:
7.8% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty line:
25% (2002 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
Lowest 10%: 3.5%
Highest 10%: 33.5% (1997)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
32.5 (2000)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
5.3% (2006 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
29.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Budget:
Revenues: $109.4 billion
Expenditures: $143.8 billion; including capital expenditures of $15 billion (2006 est.)
Public debt:
52.8% of GDP (federal and state debt combined) (2006 est.)
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
Industrial production growth rate:
7.5% (2006 est.)Electricity - production:
Electricity - exports:
60 million kWh (2004)
Electricity - imports:
1.5 billion kWh (2004)
Oil - production:
785,000 bbl/day (2005 est.)
Oil - consumption:
2.45 million bbl/day (2004 est.)
Oil - exports:
350,000 bbl/day (2005 est.)
Oil - imports:
2.09 million bbl/day (2005 est.)
Indian rupees per US dollar - 45.3 (2006), 44.101 (2005), 45.317 (2004), 46.583 (2003), 48.61 (2002)
Exports - commodities:
Definition Field Listing
Textile goods, gems and jewelry, engineering goods, chemicals,
Imports - commodities:
Definition Field Listing
Crude oil, machinery, gems, fertilizer, chemicals
Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March
Military:
Nuclear Capable: Yes
Missile System: Yes
Military Style: Complete Voluntary Force (Though the government can enact conscription)
Conscription Age: 16
Males Fit for Military Service: 219,471,999
Total Armed Forces: 2,414,700
Total Active Troops: 1,414,000
Total Forces Including Paramilitary: 3,773,300
Military Spending: 1.97 of GDP
Indian Army:
Active Troops: 1.3 Million
Artillery Pieces: 31,500
Battle Tanks: 7850
Aircraft: 52 Squadrons of Helicopters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Army Indian Army Equipment
Indian Navy
Total Active Personnel: 62,000
Number of Ships: 155
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Navy Overall
Number and Classification of Ships: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ships_of_the_Indian_Navy
Indian Airforce:
Total Active Personnel: 170,000
Number of Combat Planes: 1,130
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Air_Force Overview
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_IAF Classification and Number of Planes
Indian Coast Guard:
Total Active Personnel: 6,077
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Coast_Guard Overview
Paramilitary Forces:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Paramilitary_Forces
Coming Very Soon:
Diplomacy
Form of Government: Federal Republic
Capital: New Delhi
Head of State (President): K. R. Narayanan (Independent)
Head of Government (Prime Minister): Manmohan Signh (INC Indian National Congress Party)
Communist/NATO stance: Pro NATO
Currency: Indian Rupee
Suffrage: Universal at 18
Demography and Geography:
Demography:
Population: 1.1 Billion
Population Growth: 1.606%
Birth Rate: 22.69 Briths/1000 Population
Death Rate: 6.58 deathes/1000 Population
Literacy Rate: 64.5%
Population under the poverty Line: 22%
Unemployment Rate: 7.8%
Life Expectancy Average: 68.59 years
Major Religions: Hinduism, Islam, Christian
Major Languages: Hindi, Telugu, English
Geography:
Total Land Area: 3,287,590 Kilometers^2
Land Break Up: 90.44% land, 9.56% water
Coastline: 7,516 Kms
Borders: 15,103 Kms
Overseas Territories: Nicobar, and Adaman islands
Highest Point: Chogori 8598 m
Lowest Point: -2.2 m Kuttanad
Climate: Varies from everything including, Savannah, Desert, Rainforest, Plains andthing plausible in the region it will be in India.
Economy (Mostly out of the CIA factbook)
India's diverse economy encompasses traditional village farming, modern agriculture, handicrafts, a wide range of modern industries, and a multitude of services. Services are the major source of economic growth, accounting for more than half of India's output with less than one third of its labor force. About three-fifths of the work force is in agriculture, leading the UPA government to articulate an economic reform program that includes developing basic infrastructure to improve the lives of the rural poor and boost economic performance. The government has reduced controls on foreign trade and investment. Tariffs averaged 12.5% on non-agricultural items in 2006. Higher limits on foreign direct investment were permitted in a few key sectors, such as telecommunications. However, tariff spikes in sensitive categories, including agriculture, and incremental progress on economic reforms still hinder foreign access to India's vast and growing market. Privatization of government-owned industries remained stalled in 2006, and continues to generate political debate; populist pressure from within the UPA government and from its Left Front allies continues to restrain needed initiatives. The economy has posted an average growth rate of more than 7% in the decade since 1996, reducing poverty by about 10 percentage points. India achieved 8.5% GDP growth in 2006, significantly expanding manufacturing. India is capitalizing on its large numbers of well-educated people skilled in the English language to become a major exporter of software services and software workers. Economic expansion has helped New Delhi continue to make progress in reducing its federal fiscal deficit. However, strong growth - more than 8 percent growth in each of the last three years - combined with easy consumer credit and a real estate boom is fueling inflation concerns. The huge and growing population is the fundamental social, economic, and environmental problem.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$4.042 trillion (2006 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
8.5% (2006 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$3,700 (2006 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
Agriculture: 19.9%
Industry: 19.3%
Services: 60.7% (2005 est.)
Labor force:
509.3 million (2006 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:
Agriculture: 60%
Industry: 12%
Services: 28% (2003)
Unemployment rate:
7.8% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty line:
25% (2002 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
Lowest 10%: 3.5%
Highest 10%: 33.5% (1997)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
32.5 (2000)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
5.3% (2006 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
29.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Budget:
Revenues: $109.4 billion
Expenditures: $143.8 billion; including capital expenditures of $15 billion (2006 est.)
Public debt:
52.8% of GDP (federal and state debt combined) (2006 est.)
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
Industrial production growth rate:
7.5% (2006 est.)Electricity - production:
Electricity - exports:
60 million kWh (2004)
Electricity - imports:
1.5 billion kWh (2004)
Oil - production:
785,000 bbl/day (2005 est.)
Oil - consumption:
2.45 million bbl/day (2004 est.)
Oil - exports:
350,000 bbl/day (2005 est.)
Oil - imports:
2.09 million bbl/day (2005 est.)
Indian rupees per US dollar - 45.3 (2006), 44.101 (2005), 45.317 (2004), 46.583 (2003), 48.61 (2002)
Exports - commodities:
Definition Field Listing
Textile goods, gems and jewelry, engineering goods, chemicals,
Imports - commodities:
Definition Field Listing
Crude oil, machinery, gems, fertilizer, chemicals
Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March
Military:
Nuclear Capable: Yes
Missile System: Yes
Military Style: Complete Voluntary Force (Though the government can enact conscription)
Conscription Age: 16
Males Fit for Military Service: 219,471,999
Total Armed Forces: 2,414,700
Total Active Troops: 1,414,000
Total Forces Including Paramilitary: 3,773,300
Military Spending: 1.97 of GDP
Indian Army:
Active Troops: 1.3 Million
Artillery Pieces: 31,500
Battle Tanks: 7850
Aircraft: 52 Squadrons of Helicopters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Army Indian Army Equipment
Indian Navy
Total Active Personnel: 62,000
Number of Ships: 155
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Navy Overall
Number and Classification of Ships: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ships_of_the_Indian_Navy
Indian Airforce:
Total Active Personnel: 170,000
Number of Combat Planes: 1,130
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Air_Force Overview
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_IAF Classification and Number of Planes
Indian Coast Guard:
Total Active Personnel: 6,077
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Coast_Guard Overview
Paramilitary Forces:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Paramilitary_Forces
Coming Very Soon:
Diplomacy