BBC country proflie-India

Country profile: India
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1154019.stm


i took an India related course this semester, which always REMIND me to miss india every week.

my memories in Kolkata are haunting......

i will do a presentation in this class next week.
even thought the audience may not pay much attention or be really eager to listen to me,
i really want to make it interesting and let them know more about India.

how to make it amusing and meaningful at the same time?

it's not about grade at all but i take it serious.
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The world's largest democracy and second most populous country has emerged as a major power after a period of foreign rule and several decades during which its economy was virtually closed.

A nuclear weapons state, it carried out tests in the 1970s and again in the 1990s in defiance of world opinion. However, India is still tackling huge social, economic and environmental problems.


Full name: Republic of India
Population: 1.1 billion (UN, 2007)
Capital: New Delhi
Most-populated city: Mumbai (Bombay)
Area: 3.1 million sq km (1.2 million sq miles), excluding Indian-administered Kashmir (100,569 sq km/38,830 sq miles)
Major languages: Hindi, English and at least 16 other official languages
Major religions: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism
Life expectancy: 63 years (men), 66 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 Indian Rupee = 100 paise
Main exports: Agricultural products, textile goods, gems and jewellery, software services and technology, engineering goods, chemicals, leather products
GNI per capita: US $720 (World Bank, 2006)
Internet domain: .in
International dialling code: +91