India

Exact population: 1,205,073,612 (July 2011 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 59.5%; male: 70.2%; female: 48.3%
Ethnicities: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3% (2000)
Land boundaries: Total: 14,103 km; border countries: Bangladesh 4,053 km, Bhutan 605 km, Burma 1,463 km, China 3,380 km, Nepal 1,690 km, Pakistan 2,912 km
Terrain: Upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north
Extremes: Lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m; highest point: Kanchenjunga 8,598 m
Imports: China 6.1%, US 6%, Switzerland 5.2%, Belgium 4.4% (2004)
Exports: US 17%, UAE 8.8%, China 5.5%, Hong Kong 4.7%, UK 4.5%, Singapore 4.5% (2004)
Industries: Textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software

Source: CIA World Factbook