India

india is a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia and is the second most populous country in the world; India is an old civilization which achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947.

India map

Government

India is a parliamentary republic with the government headed by the prime minister and the president plays a ceremonial role. Government Type: Federal parliamentary republic Capital: New Delhi Legislature: bicameral Parliament or Sansad consists of the Council of States or Rajya Sabha (245 seats) and the House of the People or Lok Sabha (545 seats) Judiciary: Supreme Court of India (consists of 28 judges, including the chief justice)

Geography

• Total area: 3,287,263 sq km
• Land: 2,973,193 sq km
• Water: 314,070 sq km

Climate

varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north

Natural Resources

coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), antimony, iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, rare earth elements, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land

PM of India interacting with fitness influencers

People and society

Population: 1.3 billion (July 2020 est.)

Indian flag

Population Growth

India's population growth is about 1.1% (2020 est.)

Ethnicity

• Indo-Aryan 72%,
• Dravidian 25%,
• Mongoloid and other 3% (2000)

Indian people mosaic

--Languages of India== Hindi 43.6%, Bengali 8%, Marathi 6.9%, Telugu 6.7%, Tamil 5.7%, Gujarati 4.6%, Urdu 4.2%, Kannada 3.6%, Odia 3.1%, Malayalam 2.9%, Punjabi 2.7%, Assamese 1.3%, Maithili 1.1%, other 5.6% (2011 est.)

Religions in India

Hindu 79.8%, Muslim 14.2%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.7%, other and unspecified 2% (2011 est.)

Urbanization in India

• Urban population: 34.9% of total population (2020)
• Rate of urbanization: 2.37% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Literacy in India

74.4% (2018)

Economy

India has a diverse economy encompasses traditional village farming, modern agriculture, a wide range of modern industries, and a multitude of services fueled by a large percentage of English speakers

• GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) $9.474 trillion (2017 est.)
• GDP per capita (Purchasing Power Parity) $7,200 (2017 est.)
• Exports $304.1 billion (2017 est.) with export partners of US 15.6%, UAE 10.2%, Hong Kong 4.9%, China 4.3% (2017)
• Imports $452.2 billion (2017 est.) with import partners of China 16.3%, US 5.5%, UAE 5.2%, Saudi Arabia 4.8%, Switzerland 4.7% (2017)

Taj Mahal, Agra, India

Administrative regions and states

India is divided in to the following administrative regions: 28 states and 8 union territories

India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories. All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments following the Westminster system of governance. The remaining five union territories are directly ruled by the central government through appointed administrators.

Linguistic states

In 1956, under the States Reorganisation Act, states were reorganised on a linguistic basis. There are over a quarter of a million local government bodies at city, town, block, district and village levels.

NSDP Per Capita of Indian States and UT's, 2018-19

Arambol Goa India

• Andhra Pradesh
• Arunachal Pradesh
• Assam
• Bihar
• Chhattisgarh
• Goa
• Gujarat
• Haryana
• Himachal Pradesh
• Jharkhand
• Karnataka
• Kerala
• Madhya Pradesh
• Maharashtra
• Manipur
• Meghalaya
• Mizoram
• Nagaland
• Odisha
• Punjab
• Rajasthan
• Sikkim
• Tamil Nadu
• Telangana
• Tripura
• Uttar Pradesh
• Uttarakhand
• West Bengal
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• Chandigarh
• Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Ladakh
• Lakshadweep
• National Capital Territory of Delhi
• Puducherry

South Indian Thali

Tourist attractions

India has many popular tourist destinations including the following: Taj Mahal; Delhi; Dhamek Stupa; Amer Fort; Beaches of Goa; Periyar National Park; Agra Fort; Ellora Caves; Mehrangarh Fort; Nalanda Mahavihara Archaeological Site; Mahabodhi Temple, back waters of Kerala

Traditional South Indian Wedding Ceremony

Food in India

The Indian food is known for it's rich flavors, spices, and taste.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi

Healthcare in India

Although India has a universal healthcare model, it is mostly administered at the state level rather than the federal level. While the governments in the various states and territories of India do offer free, or almost free healthcare, due to the issues of quality of care, and lack of adequate facilities, most healthcare is provided in the private sector. In fact, the private health sector consists of 58% of the hospitals in the country, 29% of beds in hospitals, and 81% of doctors. According to National Family Health Survey-3, the private medical sector remains the primary source of health care for 70% of households in urban areas and 63% of households in rural areas

• List of medical colleges in India
• Health in India
• Medical tourism in India
• Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
• Health insurance in India
• Hospitals in India

External links

• Government of India website

Also see

• Keto Indian foods
• Glossary of Indian culture
• Indian culture

Healthsites

• India healthsites

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Source:Some of the data is sourced from CIA world factbook