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Country Profiles: India
Factfile
CapitalNew DelhiLargest cityMumbaiOfficial languagesHindi, English
Constitutionally recognised
Assamese |
A brief history of India
India, officially the Republic of India is a country is South Asia, It is the 7th largest country in terms of geographical size, the second most populated country in the world and the most populated democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, Inida is bordered by Pakistan to the west, People's Republic of China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east.
Home to the Indus Valley Civilization and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history. Furthermore, four major world religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated there, while Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam arrived in the first millennium CE and shaped the region's diverse culture. Gradually annexed by the British East India Company from the early eighteenth century and colonised by the United Kingdom from the mid-nineteenth century, India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by widespread nonviolent resistance.
Economy
India has had an average annual GDP growth rate of 5.8% for the past two decades, the economy is among the fastest growing in the world. It has the world's second largest labour force, with 516.3 million people. In terms of output, the agricultural sector accounts for 28% of GDP, while the service and industrial sectors make up 54% and 18% respectively. Major agricultural products include rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, potatoes, cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats, poultry and fish. Major industries include textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery and software. India has been exporting increasingly as well, their exports include petroleum products, textile goods, gems and jewelry, software, engineering goods, chemicals and leather manufactures.
Culture
India's culture is marked by a high degree of family values and cultural pluralism. It has managed to preserve established traditions while absorbing new customs, traditions, and ideas from invaders and immigrants and spreading its cultural influence to other parts of Asia. Traditional Indian society is defined by relatively strict social hierarchy. The Indian caste system describes the social stratification and social restrictions in the Indian subcontinent, in which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups, often termed as castes. The Inidan family is very tightly linked and they have an important relationship to religion and their own Indian traditions and customs.
Language
India has one of the largest selections of language dialects in the world, this includes over 25 different dialects. This is just one exmaple of the cultural and religious abundance that India has, and at the same time they can all work together and assimilate their thoughts and beliefes into the Indian culture as a whole. This allows everyone to benefit from this shared idea system and adds to the wealth of the Indian culture.
Climate Change Effect
The Ministry of Environment and Forests in India is well aware of the changes that Global Warming is placing on their countries, from India's vast river system, to the Himalayas, India is at risk, as is the rest of the world, that it why they have taken the initiative to control global warming and limit its effects. India has been workingly closely with the West to create the necessary measures of prevention in order to control this situation for the benefit of not only India, but the rest of the world.
Future Outlook
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