About India

INDIA

Profile
	Official name		Bharat (Hindi); Republic of India (English)
	Form of government		multiparty federal republic with two legislative houses (Council of States [245(1)]; House of the People [545(2)])
	Head of state		President: Pranab Mukherjee
	Head of government		Prime Minister: Manmohan Singh
	Capital		New Delhi
	Official languages		Hindi; English
	Official religion		none
	Monetary unit		Indian rupee (3)
	Population		(2012 est.) 1,235,004,000
	Total area (sq mi)		1,222,559
	Total area (sq km)		3,166,414
	Urban-rural population		Urban: (2011) 31.2%Rural: (2011) 68.8%
	Life expectancy at birth		Male: (2010) 63.7 yearsFemale: (2010) 66.7 years
	Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate		Male: (2007) 76.9%Female: (2007) 54.5%
	GNI per capita (U.S.$)		(2011) 1,410
	(1)Includes 12 members appointed by the President.
	(2)Includes 2 Anglo-Indians appointed by the President.
	(3)The first symbol for the rupee was officially approved in July 2010, and coins and banknotes with the new symbol began being issued in late 2011.

Demography
	Population Estimate(1)	(2012)	1,235,004,000.0
	Total Area (sq mi)(2)		1,222,559.0
	Total Area (sq km)(3)		3,166,414.0
	Population (Latest Estimate), World Rank	(2012)	2.0
	Density, Persons per sq mi(4)	(2012)	1,010.2
	Density, Persons per sq km(5)	(2012)	390.0
	Population Projection for the Year 2020 ('000)		1,364,293.0
	Population Projection for the Year 2030 ('000)		1,498,634.0
	Percent of Population Male	(2011)	51.54
	Percent of Population Female	(2011)	48.46
	Average Household Size(6)	(2011)	4.9
Vital Statistics
	Birth Rate per 1,000 Population	(2010)	22.2
	Death Rate per 1,000 Population	(2010)	8.0
	Natural Increase Rate per 1,000 population	(2010)	14.2
	Total Fertility Rate (Avg. Births per Childbearing Woman)	(2010)	2.6
	Life Expectancy, Male	(2010)	63.7
	Life Expectancy, Female	(2010)	66.7
National Economy
	Gross National Income (GNI; Nominal '000,000 U.S.$)	(2011)	1,746,481.0
	GNI per capita In Nominal U.S.$	(2011)	1,410.0
	Public Debt (External, Outstanding; '000,000 U.S.$)	(2010)	106,205.0
	Annual Electricity Production ('000,000 Kw-Hr)	(2009)	899,389.0
	Annual Electricity Consumption ('000,000 Kw-Hr)	(2009)	909,403.0
	Tourism Receipts from Foreign Nationals ('000,000 U.S.$)	(2007)	10,729.0
	Tourism Expenditures by Nationals Abroad ('000,000 U.S.$)	(2008)	7,352.0
	Annual Crude Petroleum Production ('000,000 barrels)	(2010)	279.0
	Annual Crude Petroleum Consumption ('000,000 barrels)	(2010-2011)	1,567.0
Foreign Trade
	Total Value of Exports (f.o.b.; '000,000 U.S.$ At Current Prices)	(2007-2008)	163,132.1
	Total Value of Imports (c.i.f.; '000,000 U.S.$ At Current Prices)	(2007-2008)	251,654.0
Transportation and Communication
	Railroads: Track Length (mi)(7)	(2007)	39,225.0
	Railroads: Track Length (km)(8)	(2007)	63,126.0
	Roads (mi)	(2008)	2,553,577.0
	Roads (km)	(2008)	4,109,592.0
	Total Number of Passenger Cars	(2009)	13,673,611.0
	Total Number of Trucks and Buses	(2009)	7,526,529.0
	Cellular Phone Subscriptions ('000)	(2011)	893,863.0
	Cellular Phone Subscriptions per 1,000 Population	(2011)	720.0
	Personal Computers ('000)	(2005)	17,000.0
	Personal Computers per 1,000 Population	(2005)	15.0
	Internet Users ('000)	(2009)	61,300.0
	Internet Users per 1,000 Population	(2009)	51.0
Education and Health
	Percent Total Literacy	(2007)	66.0
	Percent Literacy (Male)	(2007)	76.9
	Percent Literacy (Female)	(2007)	54.5
	Number of Physicians(9)	(2008)	696,700.0
	Daily Available Calories per capita	(2005)	2,529.0
Military
	Total Active Duty Personnel ('000)(10)	(2009)	1,325.0
	Total Military Expenditure per capita	(2008)	21.0
	Military Expenditure As Percent of GDP	(2008)	2.3
	(1) Estimate of the United Nations World Population Prospects; The 2008 Revision.
	(2) Detail does not add to total given because of rounding.
	(3) Excludes 46,660 sq mi (120,849 sq km) of territory claimed by India as part of Jammu and kashmir but occupied by Pakistan or China; inland water constitutes 9.6% of total area of India (including all of Indian-claimed Jammu and Kashmir).
	(4) Excludes 46,660 sq mi (120,849 sq km) of territory claimed by India as part of Jammu and kashmir but occupied by Pakistan or China; inland water constitutes 9.6% of total area of India (including all of Indian-claimed Jammu and Kashmir).
	(5) Excludes 46,660 sq mi (120,849 sq km) of territory claimed by India as part of Jammu and kashmir but occupied by Pakistan or China; inland water constitutes 9.6% of total area of India (including all of Indian-claimed Jammu and Kashmir).
	(6) Based on the National Family Health Survey 2005-06, comprising 515,507 people in 109,041 households.

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