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INDIA A Profile
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General Area: 1,229,737 sq. miles Monetary Unit: Rupee Economy: Agriculture & Industry Political System: Parliamentary Democracy Administration: Federal, State (27) & Local Govts.
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INDIA Climate: Tropical Monsoon North West & South East Monsoon winds. Rains from June to September. Terrain: Plains: – The Indo-Gangetic Plains – The Himalayas – The Deccan Plateau
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Demographics Population: 1.1 Billion Birth Rate: 24.8/1000 Annual Increase: 1.6% Density per sq. mil: 825 Literacy Rate: 52%
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Population Composition Religion: – Hindu: 82.6% – Islam 11.3% – Christian: 2.4 % – Sikh: 2% – Others (Buddhists, Jains, Zoroastrians): 1.19% Race: – Indo-Aryan: 72% – Dravidian: 25% – Mongoloid & others: 3%
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Agriculture 1970’s Green Revolution Irrigation Fertilizers Fisheries Food Processing Oilseeds Production Drinking Water
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Agriculture Today Agriculture: 26.83 % of GDP Low growth rate 230 million tons of food grains 4 % of World Coffee, but no brand names
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Culture History: Ancient Indus Valley Civilization Hindu and Muslim Synthesis Traditional Society Literature, Architecture, Social Structure, Beliefs, Etiquettes
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Literature Ancient Vedas Sanskrit Literature (Religious) Epics: Ramayana, Mahabharata Modern Languages (12 th Century) Indian Writing in English
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Architecture Temples (Stone Carvings) Buildings (Persian & Turkish Influence) Colonial Structures
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Social Structure Joint Family System Tight Family Structure Caste System Women’s Problems
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Beliefs Hindu Belief System: – Circular motion of time – Tolerance – Polytheism – Karma Theory
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Etiquettes Respect to elders, parents, teachers (Guru) Vegetarianism Greetings, gestures etc.
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