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COUNTRY FACTS

Population:

1,029,991,145  (July 2000 est.)

 

Location:

Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan

 

Area:

3,166,829 sq km

 

Language:

15 native languages are recognized by the government of India as official; Hindi is the official national language and English the official “link” language          

 

Literacy:

52% (by definition, total population age 15 or older)

 

Compulsory Education:

8 years of education

 

Currency:

Indian Rupee (INR)

Source:  UNESCO IBE Database and World Fact Book, CIA

This country profile was developed by WES with funding from the Government of Ontario.

Revised: 05/06/2004
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