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India Unit II – A India

Stats Population: 1,147,000,000 Males: 591,000,000 Females: 556,000,000 Area: 3.29 million sq. km. (1.27 million sq. mi.); about one-third the size of the U.S. Made up of 27 states and 9 territories Located in Southern Asia Covers 1, 269,219 square miles Used in 3 major ways Permanent crops Permanent pastures Forests and wood lands

Regions Main Regions: The northern mountains including the Himalayas, which includes the Kuen Lun and the Karakoram ranges and the northeast mountain ranges. Indo Gangetic plains Thar Desert Central Highlands and Deccan Plateau

Vegetation Has a variety of vegetations ranging from: Evergreen forests in the Himaylayan regions Deserts with small shrubs Tropical rain forests Grasslands

Government Form of Government: Multiparty federal republic with two legislative houses (Council of States and House of the People) Leaders: President: Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil Prime Minister: Manmohan Singh Capital: New Delhi

Trade/Economy GDP: $502 billion GNP: $793.02 billion Export: textile goods, gems and jewelry, engineering goods, chemicals, leather, services Import: crude oil, machinery, gems, fertilizer, chemicals Currency: Indian Rupee Debt: $132.1 Billion

People Ethnic: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3% Life Expectancy: 69.25 years Men – 66.8 / Women 71.9 Birthrate: 28.5% Death rate: 9.2%

Cultural Traditions (many but a few main ones are listed) Holidays: New Years: January 1 Independence Day: August 15 Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday: October 2 Christmas: December 25 Parsi New Year: August 17

Modern Culture Food: Alu Rati (potato filled bread), Khorma (cubed lamb), Chai (Indian tea), Raita (salty yogurt dish), Kulfi (Indian ice-cream) Sports: hockey is official sport of India, others: cricket, soccer, field hockey, tennis, chess Famous People: Mother Theresa, Mahatma Gandhi

Other India Information Elevation – Lowest 0 % (Indian Ocean) / Highest 8,600 Land Use – 51% Natural Hazards – droughts / flash floods / earthquakes Natural Resources – Coal, iron ore, bauxite, titanium, natural gas, diamonds Median Age – 25.1 yrs Languages – Main is Hindi Religion – Hindu (80%) / Muslim (13%) / Christian (3%) School – 10yrs (Girls 9 / Boys 11)