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INDIA TODAY
GOVERNMENT………
FEDERAL REPUBLIC
(same 3 branches of gov’t as U.S.)
Prime Minisster Dr. Manmohan Singh
POPULATION: 1,166,079,217
………..2ND LARGEST IN THE WORLD BEHIND CHINA……THE UNITED STATES IS 3RD
CAPTIAL CITY………..
NEW
DELHI
28 states and 7 territories
DEMOGRAPHIC TIDBITS
• Languages: Hindi and English (many others)
• Monetary Unit: Rupee ($1.00 = 44 rupees)
• Life Expectancy: F – 71.9 M – 66.9
• Education: compulsory from 6-14 (Lit. = 66%)
• Suffrage: 18 yrs and universal
CONCERNS
• INDUSTRIALIZATION
• POVERTY
• FOREIGN RELATIONS WITH PAKISTAN (issue of Kashmir)
QUICK HISTORY
• Independence – 1947– Created as a home for
Muslims– Originally created as one
country on two sides of India (West and East Pakistan)
PAKISTAN SPLITS
Bangladesh – in 1971 East Pakistan declared its independence and became Bangladesh
COMPARISONINDIA
Population – 1,166,079,217
Main Religion – Hindu (81%)
Gov’t – Federal Republic
Defense Budget – $22.3 billion
PAKISTAN
Population – 176,242,949
Main Religion – Islam – (97%)
Gov’t – Republic
Defense Budget - $4.14 billion
OBAMA IN INDIA
• http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2009/11/24/bts.india.state.visit.cnn?iref=videosearch