Population of India and Basic Facts

This article is about the population of India and basic facts. Instead of writing a whole article, I will just provide you with simple and straight forward facts. All of these facts are finding between the years of 2005-2009. Enjoy the boringness, everybody.

Facts	Details
The Official Name	English: The Republic of India India: Bharat
Type of Government	Federal Republic
Area	1,269,010 sq. mi. or 3,287, 590 sq. km.
Capital City	New Delhi with a population of 295,000 (2005)
Largest City	Mumbai with a population of 11,914,000 (2005)
Population of India	1,147,995,904 people (2007)
Birth Rate	22.69 births/1,000 population
Ethnicity	Indo- European: 72% Dravidian: 25% Mongoloid and other: 3%
Life Expectancy	Total: 69 years old -Male: 67 years old -Female: 72 years old
Age	0-14 years: 31.8% (male 188,208,196/ female 171,356,024) 15-64 years: 63.1% (male 366,977,821/ female 346,034,565) 65 years and over: 5.1% (male 27,258,259/ female 30,031,289)
Language	There are 16 official languages including Hindu and English. Over thousands of dialect. Hindu consider to be the official language, because it is a native tongue for 30% of India.
Currency	Indian Rupee $1 dollar = 51.72 rupee (2009) 1 EUR = 64.89 rupee (2009)
Literacy Rate	Total population: 52- 59%
Religion	Hindu: 83% Muslim: 11% Christian: 2.5% Sikhs: 2% Buddhist and other: 1.5%
Telephone	India telephone code is 91
Electricity	India using 240 volts, and 50 Hertz. You may need voltage converter.

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