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INDIAINDIA
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
1970’s 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 Women’s 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?