INDIA INDIA REGION ASIA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE AUGUST 15 1947 FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION JUNE 26 1950 POPULATION 1000848550 1999 EST AREA 1222243 SQ MI CAPITAL NEW DELHI FORM OF GOVERNMENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCES COAL IRON ORE MANGANESE BAUXITE MICA CHROMITE NATURAL GAS OIL LIMESTONE MAIN INDUSTRIES TEXTILES STEEL PRODUCTION FOOD PROCESSING MACHINERY CEMENT MINING PETROLEUM PROCESSING FISHING AGRICULTURE RICE SUGARCANE TEA CASHEWS POTATOES COTTON WHEAT OILSEED JUTE FIBROUS PLANT CATTLE WATER BUFFALO SHEEP GOATS POULTRY CURRENCY RUPEE GDP 1.689 TRILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 1720 1998 EST LANGUAGES 17 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES HINDI ENGLISH BENGALI TELUGU MARATHI TAMIL URDU GUJARATI SINDHI SANSKRIT MALAYALAM KANNADA ORIYA PUNJABI ASSAMESE KASHMIRI HINDUSTANI RELIGIONS HINDUISM ISLAM CHRISTIANITY SIKHISM BUDDHISM JAINISM LITERACY RATE 52 LIFE EXPECTANCY 63 YEARS MALE 64 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 26 PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 9 PER 1000 POPULATION
