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India
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| Population: |
1,045,845,226
(2002 Est.) |
| Ethnic
Group: |
Indo-Aryan
72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3% (2000) |
| Religion: |
Hindu
81.3%, Muslim 12%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other groups including
Buddhist, Jain, Parsi 2.5% (2000) |
| Natural
Resources: |
coal
(fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica,
bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum,
limestone, and arable land |
| Climate: |
Varies
from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north |
| Terrain: |
Upland
plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges,
deserts in west, Himalayas in north |
| Government
Type: |
Federal
Republic |
| Capital: |
New
Delhi |
| Independence
from UK: |
August
15, 1947 |
| Legal
System: |
Based
on English common law; limited judicial review of legislative acts;
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
* Map and information courtesy of CIA World Factbook 2002
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