INDIA
By shaliniravi
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United States
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@rohitkjain (401)
• India
7 Nov 06
Republic of India (Bharat Ga?arajya), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's second most populous country, the most populous liberal democracy, and the seventh-largest country by geographical area.[1] India has a coastline of over seven thousand kilometres which is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east.[2]India borders Afghanistan [3] and Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal,Tibet to and Bhutan to the north-east; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east.
The economy of India is the fourth largest in the world as measured by purchasing power parity (PPP), with a GDP of US $3.63 trillion. When measured in USD exchange-rate terms, it is the twelfth largest in the world, with a GDP of $785.47 billion or Rs 35,34,615 crore in 2005, as calculated by the World Bank.[21] India is the second fastest growing major economy in the world, with a GDP growth rate of 9.3%, and annual Industrial production change of 12.4%, as of the first quarter of 2006.