1. INDIA TODAY

2. GOVERNMENT……… FEDERALREPUBLIC (same 3 branches of gov’t as U.S.) Prime Minisster Dr. Manmohan Singh

3. POPULATION:1,166,079,217 ……….. 2 ND LARGEST IN THE WORLD BEHIND CHINA……THE UNITED STATES IS 3RD

4. CAPTIAL CITY……….. NEWDELHINEWDELHI

5. 28 states and 7 territories

6. DEMOGRAPHIC TIDBITS Languages: Hindi and English (many others) Monetary Unit: Rupee ($1.00 = 44 rupees) Life Expectancy: F – 71.9M – 66.9 Education: compulsory from 6-14 (Lit. = 66%) Suffrage:18 yrs and universal

7. CONCERNS INDUSTRIALIZATION POVERTY FOREIGN RELATIONS WITH PAKISTAN (issue of Kashmir)

11. QUICK HISTORY Independence – 1947 – Created as a home for Muslims – Originally created as one country on two sides of India (West and East Pakistan)

12. PAKISTAN SPLITS Bangladesh – in 1971 East Pakistan declared its independence and became Bangladesh

13. COMPARISON INDIA Population – 1,166,079,217 Main Religion – Hindu (81%) Gov’t – Federal Republic Defense Budget – $22.3 billion PAKISTAN Population – 176,242,949 Main Religion – Islam – (97%) Gov’t – Republic Defense Budget - $4.14 billion

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