India
Area: total: 3,287,590 sq km
Natural resources: coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land
Land use: arable land: 56%, permanent crops: 1%, permanent pastures: 4%, forests and woodland: 23%, other: 16%
Population: 1,029,991,145
Ethnic groups: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3%
Religions: Hindu 81.3%, Muslim 12%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other groups including Buddhist, Jain, Parsi 2.5%
Languages: English enjoys associate status but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication
GDP: purchasing power parity - $2.2 trillion
GDP - real growth rate: 6%
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $2,200
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 25%, industry: 24%, services: 51% (2000)
Industries: textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software
Industrial production growth rate: 7.5%
Agriculture - products: rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, potatoes; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats, poultry; fish
Exports: $43.1 billion
Exports - commodities: textile goods, gems and jewelry, engineering goods, chemicals, leather manufactures
Exports - partners: US 22%, UK 6%, Germany 5%, Japan 5%, Hong Kong 5%, UAE 4%
Imports: $60.8 billion
Imports - commodities: crude oil, machinery, gems, fertilizer, chemicals
Imports - partners: US 9%, others 8%, UK 6%, Saudi Arabia 6%, Japan 6%, Germany 5%
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India Prime Minister & Ministers
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Dr. Manmohan Singh Prime Minister and also in-charge of (i) Ministry of Coal & Mines (ii) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions; (iii) Ministry of Planning; (iv) Department of Atomic Energy; and (v) Department of Space.
K. Natwar Singh Minister of External Affairs.
Kamal Nath Minister of Commerce & Industry.
P.M. Sayeed Minister of Power.
Pranab Mukherjee Minister of Defence.
Arjun Singh Minister of Human Resource Development.
Sharad Pawar Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
Lalu Prasad Minister of Railways.
Shivraj V. Patil Minister of Home Affairs
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Ram Vilas Paswan Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Minister of Steel.
Ghulam Nabi Azad Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Urban Development.
S. Jaipal Reddy Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Minister of Culture.
Sish Ram Ola Minister of Labour & Employment.
P. Chidambaram Minister of Finance.
Mahavir Prasad Minister of Small scale Industries and Minister of Agro & Rural Industries.
P.R. Kyndiah Minister of Tribal Affairs and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region.
T.R. Baalu Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Minister of Shipping.
Shankarsinh Vaghela Minister of Textiles.
H.R. Bhardwaj Minister of Law & Justice.
Raghubansh Prasad Singh Minister of Rural Development.
Priyaranjan Dasmunsi Minister of Water Resources.
Mani Shankar Aiyar Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Minister of Panchayati Raj.
Sunil Dutt Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports.
Meira Kumar Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment.
K. Chandra Shekhar Rao Cabinet Minister without portfolio.
A. Raja Minister of Environment & Forests.
Dayanidhi Maran Minister of Communications & Information Technology.
Dr. Anbumani Ramdoss Minister of Health & Family Welfare
*Detail in India Page (eStore CanadaAsia Section)
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Economics Data Countries, call data are estimated
Countries Population
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Canada 32 Ml
Pakistan 160 Ml
Iran 70 Ml
Turkey 71 Ml
Bangladesh 147 Ml
China 1,300 Ml
Egypt 75 Ml
India 1,050 Ml
Malaysia 25 Ml
Indonesia 220 Ml
Kenya 32 Ml
Sri Lanka 19 Ml
Tanzania 37 Ml
Afghanistan 24 Ml
Azerbaijan 9 Ml
Kazakhstan 16 Ml
Kyrgyzstan 5 Ml
Tajikistan 6 Ml
Turkmenistan 5 Ml
Uzbekistan 25Ml
Average Annual Income
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Canada 21,930
Pakistan 652
Iran 1,680
Turkey 2,580
Bangladesh 380
China 890
Egypt 1,530
India 460
Malaysia 3,330
Indonesia 690
Kenya 350
Nigeria 290
Sri Lanka 880
Tanzania 270
Azerbaijan 650
Kazakhstan 1,350
Kyrgyzstan 280
Tajikistan 180
Turkmenistan 950
Uzbekistan 610
PPP Purchasing Power Parity
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Canada 29,400
Pakistan 2,100
Iran 7,000
Turkey 7,000
Bangladesh 1,800
China 4,400
Egypt 4,000
India 2,540
Malaysia 9,300
Export
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Canada 260 bl
Pakistan 14 bl
Iran 25 bl
Turkey 76 bl
Bangladesh 6 bl
China 326 bl
Egypt 7 bl
India 62 bl
Malaysia 95 bl
Import
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Canada 229 bl
Pakistan 18 bl
Iran 22 bl
Turkey 82 bl
Bangladesh 9 bl
China 296 bl
Egypt 15 bl
India 54 bl
Malaysia 77 bl
GDP
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Canada 923 bl
Pakistan 311 bl
Iran 450 bl
Turkey 468 bl
Bangladesh 238 bl
China 5,700 bl
Egypt 290 bl
India 2,660 bl
Malaysia 210 bl
Gdp Growth
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Canada 3.40%
Pakistan 8.35%
Iran 6.50%
Turkey 8.9%
Bangladesh 4.80%
China 9.70%
Egypt 3.20%
India 7.50%
Malaysia 4.20%
Power
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Canada 557 bl kwh
Pakistan 67 bl kwh
Iran 125 bl kwh
Turkey 117 bl kwh
Bangladesh 16 bl kwh
China 1,312 bl kwh
Egypt 75 bl kwh
India 554 bl kwh
Malaysia 69 bl kwh
Oil Production bbb per day
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Canada 2,738,000
Pakistan 62,870
Iran 3,840,000
Turkey 48,000
Bangladesh 3,581
China 3,300,000
Egypt
India 732,400
Malaysia 729,200
Oil consumation bbb per day
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Canada 1,703,000
Pakistan 365,000
Iran 1,277,000
Turkey 619,500
Bangladesh 71,000
China 4,975,000
Egypt
India 2,130,000
Malaysia 472,000
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Indian exports rise to $61.84 billion in the fiscal year ended March. Exports in 2003/2004 were 17.26 percent higher at $61.84 billion from $52.74 billion in the previous year
Export growth has been very strong. Despite complaints from exporters about a rising rupee they have grown at a robust pace. The rupee has gained about four percent against the dollar since January
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The Indian economy, Asia's third-largest, is expected to grow more than eight percent in the year to March 2004 on the back of the best monsoon rains in a decade, placing it in the ranks of the world's fastest growing economies.
Earlier this year the government had announced a string of measures to boost exports which account for nearly 10 percent of India's gross domestic product.
