INDIA

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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

• 1970s 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 (12th 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
• Womens 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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Questions?