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India is a country with a population of nearly 1.3 billion. People are found everywhere in the streets, in highways, in shops and the whole country is crowded with people. The Government is Federal Republic. It has 28 states and 7 union territories. India got its independence on 15th August 1947 from UK. 31.7% of the people belong to 0-14 years, 63.5% of the people belong to 15-64 years and 4.8% of the people belong to 65 years and over. Of the total population, 81.3% are Hindus, 12% are Muslims, 2.3% are Christians, 1.9% are Sikhs and 2.5% are other groups including Buddhist, Jain and Parsi (2000). English enjoys associate status but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication. Hindi is the national language and primary tongue of 30% of the people and there are 14 other official languages. India's economy encompasses traditional village farming, modern agriculture, handicrafts, a wide range of modern industries and a multitude of support services. Government controls have been reduced on foreign trade and investment and privatization of domestic output has proceeded slowly. The economy has posted an excellent average growth rate of 6% since 1990, reducing poverty by about 10 percentage points. India is capitalizing on its large numbers of well-educated people skilled in the English language to become a major exporter of software services and software workers. Despite strong growth, the World Bank and others worry about the continuing public-sector.
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