Location: Southern Asia, bordering Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal,
between Burma and Pakistan Area:
total: 3,287,590 sq km
land: 2,973,190 sq km
water: 314,400 sq km
Area - comparative: slightly more
than one-third the size of the US
Climate: varies from tropical monsoon in south to
temperate in north
Natural resources: coal (fourth-largest reserves in the
world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds,
petroleum, limestone, arable land
Natural hazards: droughts, flash floods, severe
thunderstorms common; earthquakes
Population: 1,014,003,817 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 34% (male 175,228,164; female 165,190,951)
15-64 years: 62% (male 324,699,562; female 301,821,383)
65 years and over: 4% (male 23,925,371; female 23,138,386) (2000 est.)
Religions: Hindu 80%, Muslim 14%, Christian 2.4%, Sikh 2%,
Buddhist 0.7%, Jains 0.5%, other 0.4%
Languages: English enjoys associate status but is the most
important language for national, political, and commercial communication, Hindi the
national language and primary tongue of 30% of the people, Bengali (official), Telugu
(official), Marathi (official), Tamil (official), Urdu (official), Gujarati (official),
Malayalam (official), Kannada (official), Oriya (official), Punjabi (official), Assamese
(official), Kashmiri (official), Sindhi (official), Sanskrit (official), Hindustani (a
popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout northern India)
note: 24 languages each spoken by a million or more persons; numerous other
languages and dialects, for the most part mutually unintelligible
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52%
male: 65.5%
female: 37.7% (1995 est.)
Economy - overview: India's economy encompasses traditional
village farming, modern agriculture, handicrafts, a wide range of modern industries, and a
multitude of support services. More than a third of the population is too poor to be able
to afford an adequate diet, and market surveys indicate that fewer than 5% of all
households had an annual income equivalent to $2,300 or more in 1995-96. India's
international payments position remained strong in 1999 with adequate foreign exchange
reserves, reasonably stable exchange rates, and booming exports of software services.
Lower production of some nonfoodgrain crops offset recovery in industrial production.
Strong demand for India's high technology exports will bolster growth in 2000.
Population below poverty line: 35% (1994 est.)
India shares borders with Pakistan, Nepal, and China.
Ryali Church of Christ: The Ryali Church of Christ
is located in the southern portion of the East Godavari district in the state of Andhra
Pradesh. Below are a few maps to show better where this is located.
The State of Andhra Pradesh is located in the southeastern
portion of India.
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