Saturday, November 18, 2006

People of India








Population:
1,065,070,607 (July 2004 est.)




Ethnic Groups:
Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3% (2000)




Religions:
Hindu 81.3%, Muslim 12%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other groups including Buddhist, Jain, Parses 2.5%




Languages:
Hindi is the national language and primary tongue of 30% of the people.
English enjoys associate status for national, political, and commercial communication.
14 other official languages and over 1600 languages and dialects.

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