Population
1.12 billion

Official Languages

• Hindi
• English

National Anthem

• Anthem - Jana Gana Mana
• National Song - Vande Mataram

Capital
New Delhi

Currency
Indian Rupee

Government

• Federal Republic
• Chief of State/President - A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
• Vice President - Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
• Head of Government/Prime Minister - Manmohan Singh

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Major Airports

• Mumbai (Bombay)
• Delhi Chennai (Madras)
• Kolkotta (Calcutta)
• Kochi (Cochin)
• Thiruvananthapuram

Miscellaneous Facts

• Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated here
• Total Size - 3,166,414 square kilometers / 1,222,559 square miles
• Country Code - +91
• Internet Extension - .in

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Work Force
509.3 million

Work Force by Occupation

• Agriculture - 60%
• Industry - 12%
• Services - 28%

Unemployment
7.8%

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Economy

• Important trading partners are the United States, EU, China and UAE

Industries

• textiles
• chemicals
• food processing
• steel
• transportation equipment
• cement
• mining
• petroleum
• machinery
• software

Exports

• textile goods
• gems and jewelry
• engineering goods
• chemicals
• leather manufactures

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Imports

• crude oil
• machinery
• gems
• fertilizer
• chemicals

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Political parties

• Bahujan Samaj Party
• Bharatiya Janata Party
• Biju Janata Dal
• Communist Party of India
• Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• Dravida Munnetra Kazagham
• Indian National Congress
• Janata Dal (United)
• Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
• Lok Jan Shakti Party
• Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
• Nationalist Congress Party
• Pattali Makkal Katchi
• Rashtriya Janata Dal
• Samajwadi Party
• Shiromani Akali Dal
• Shiv Sena
• Telangana Rashtra Samithi
• Telugu Desam Party