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 Following some figures related to India and its economy:
- Administrative System: Federation of 28 States and 7 Union Territories
- Political: Stable Democracy since its Independence (1947)
- Population: 1.147 million people (2008)
- Active Population: Working Force of 510 million in:
| Agriculture: 60 % |
Service: 28 % |
Industrial: 12 % |
- Unemployment: 7.6%
- Language: Official: Hindi. Main Business Language: English. Other: 21 official languages
- Religion Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, Other 1.8%, Non specified 0.1%
- Currency: Indian Rupee. 1€ = 64 INR
- Economy: Free Market Model since 1991.
Foreign Exchange Reserves (Mar 08, RBI): US$ 229.3 billion
GDP at market prices (FY 2007-08): US$ 1.1 billion
Growth (FY 2007-08): 9%
Exports (FY 2007-08): US$ 159.0 billion
Imports (FY 2007-08): US$ 239.7 billion
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): US$ 25 billion
4th Largest economy in the world (as per GDP PPP)
2nd in FDI Confidence Index (A. T. Kearney)
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