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INDIA GEOGRAPHY AND DEMOGRAPHICS Rachel Hemrick

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QUICK FACTS Capital City: New Delhi National Independence: August 15, 1947 Population:1,241,491,960 (2011) World Bank -0.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011) Higher wages in United States.

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LAND Land Area: 3,287,590 km (7 th largest) Largest State: Rajasthan 342,269 km Smallest State: Lakshadweep 32 km

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LAND Highest Point: Kangchenjunga (28,208.7 ft) Lowest Point: Kuttanad ( 7.2 ft)

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NATIONAL SYMBOLS National Bird: Indian Peacock National Flower: Indian Lotus National Anthem: Jana Gana Mana January 24, 1950 Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People

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POPULATION Population:1,241,491,960 (2011) World Bank Second most populous. By 2030: exceed 1.53 billion. Become most populous exceeding China.

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POPULATION Age Structure: 0-14: 29.7% 15-64: 64.9% 65 and older: 5.5 % Population Growth Rate: 1.312% Birth Rate: 20.6/1000 Death Rate: 7.43/1000

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LITERACY RATE 2011: 74.04% 1947: 12% End of British rule

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ETHNIC GROUPS

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Indo-Aryan: First people Aboriginal Australians Dravidian: Southern India Mongoloid: North East

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RELIGION

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HINDUISM 34,000 Temples Tamil Nadu, India 7 th century Worship Shiva as peacock

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LANGUAGES

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HINDI 487 million speakers 4 th century AD First Printed Book: John Gilchrist's Grammar of the Hindoostanee Language Published in 1796.

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MAJOR DISEASE HIGH Risk Malaria Leptospirosis (water) Hepatitis A and E HIV/AIDS 1 hospital bed/1000 people

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HIV/AIDS 1.5 million people 2011 AIDS report 50% decline in last 10 years 3 rd Largest population suffering Factors: Labor migration Low literacy levels in rural areas Prostitution

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TOURISM Largest Industry 2011 $121 billion or 6.4% of GDP 13.3 million jobs or 7.9% Expansion 2011-2021: 8.8 % growth 5 th rank fastest growing tourism Medical Tourism 30% by 2015

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TOURISM Taj Maha Barren Island Volcano Edakkal Caves

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5 SOURCES 1. http://www.indexmundi.com/india/demographics_profile.html http://www.indexmundi.com/india/demographics_profile.html 2. http://trak.in/tags/business/2010/05/15/top-best-25-travel-tourist- places-destinations-india/ http://trak.in/tags/business/2010/05/15/top-best-25-travel-tourist- places-destinations-india/ 3. http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/india/indianlanguages.htm http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/india/indianlanguages.htm 4. http://www.mapsofindia.com/census2011/literacy-rate.html http://www.mapsofindia.com/census2011/literacy-rate.html 5. http://www.hospitalsinindia.org/ http://www.hospitalsinindia.org/