Political Structure 28 States, 7 Union Territories: Federal Republic Capital: New Delhi Andaman and Nicobar Islands Political Structure Executive – The President Shrimati. Pratibha Patil (elected in 2007), Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh (elected in 2004) Legislature – Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Judiciary – Supreme, High and District

28 States, 7 Union Territories: Federal Republic

Capital: New Delhi

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Political Structure

Executive – The President Shrimati. Pratibha Patil (elected in 2007), Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh (elected in 2004)

Legislature – Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

Judiciary – Supreme, High and District

Demographics Second-most populous country in the world: 1.12 billion people Young population, growth rate Origin of four major world religions – Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism. Also encompasses confessors of Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Zorastrianism Indo-Aryan and Dravidian Languages – 21 languages, 1,652 dialects

Second-most populous country in the world: 1.12 billion people

Young population, growth rate

Origin of four major world religions – Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism. Also encompasses confessors of Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Zorastrianism

Indo-Aryan and Dravidian Languages – 21 languages, 1,652 dialects

Geography Northern hemisphere 3,214 km from North to South and 2,933 km from East to West between the extreme longitudes. Coastline: 7,516.6 km Climate varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north

Northern hemisphere

3,214 km from North to South and 2,933 km from East to West between the extreme longitudes.

Coastline: 7,516.6 km

Climate varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north

Historical Overview Indus Valley Civilisation 3300 BCE – birth of Hinduism and the Bronze/Iron Age - Vedic Period Mahajanapadas – 6 th Century BCE Persion and Greek Invasion: Alexander the Great Maurya, Gupta, Chalukya, Chola, Pallava, Pandya 8 th - 11 th Century AD – Spread of Islam Delhi Sultanate: Lodhi and Tughlaq Mughal Empire European entry into India British Rule: East India Company and onwards Partition and Indian Independence – 15 th August, 1947 : Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru

Indus Valley Civilisation 3300 BCE – birth of Hinduism and the Bronze/Iron Age - Vedic Period

Mahajanapadas – 6 th Century BCE

Persion and Greek Invasion: Alexander the Great

Maurya, Gupta, Chalukya, Chola, Pallava, Pandya

8 th - 11 th Century AD – Spread of Islam

Delhi Sultanate: Lodhi and Tughlaq

Mughal Empire

European entry into India

British Rule: East India Company and onwards

Partition and Indian Independence – 15 th August, 1947 : Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru

Economy Currency: Indian Rupee, presently 39.26 INR to 1 USD GDP (purchasing power parity): $4.164 trillion GDP (official exchange rate): $805.5 billion GDP - real growth rate: 9.4% GDP - per capita: 720 USD Unemployment rate: 7.8% Population below poverty line: 25% Gini index: 32.5 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 6.2% Informal Economy: estimated at 65% of GDP

Currency: Indian Rupee, presently 39.26 INR to 1 USD

GDP (purchasing power parity): $4.164 trillion

GDP (official exchange rate): $805.5 billion

GDP - real growth rate: 9.4%

GDP - per capita: 720 USD

Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Population below poverty line: 25%

Gini index: 32.5

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 6.2%

Informal Economy: estimated at 65% of GDP

Human Development Literacy Total population: 61% Male: 73.4% Female: 47.8% Life expectancy: 68.59 years HDI Index: 0.611 Gender Inequality; Caste inequality Communal Tensions

Literacy

Total population: 61%

Male: 73.4%

Female: 47.8%

Life expectancy: 68.59 years

HDI Index: 0.611

Gender Inequality; Caste inequality

Communal Tensions

The Caste System 3000 years old Origins widely debated: Hindu Mythology, Aryan Invasion, Economic, Vedic Social construct; occupational division of people into four “castes” or varnas Dalits – the ex-untouchables; outside the caste system Plagues much of rural and urban India

3000 years old

Origins widely debated: Hindu Mythology, Aryan Invasion, Economic, Vedic

Social construct; occupational division of people into four “castes” or varnas

Dalits – the ex-untouchables; outside the caste system

Plagues much of rural and urban India

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