India Country Profile - 2192 Words

1. General information Facts • Population: 1,080,264,388 (est. 2005) • Area: 3,287,590 sq km • Location: Southern Asia. Neighbours are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China, Nepal and Pakistan. It Borders the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. • Capital: New Delhi • Government type: Federal republic. President: A.P.J. Abdul KALAM • Currency: Indian Rupee = 100 Paise • Language: Hindi is the national language (30% of the population). There are 14 other official languages: Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Sanskrit and Hindustani. English is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication. • Religions: Hindu 80.5%, Muslim†¦show more content†¦minimum wages, jobs for everyone and subsidized medical care. The Supreme Court and High Courts, which is located in New Delhi, protects the Fundamental rights of the citizens and interprets the Constitution and other laws. Below is a chart which shows the Hierarchy of the Courts in India: (Using NELLCO Legal Scholarship Repository, 2004) 5. Economy The economy in India comprises modern agriculture, village farming, handicrafts, a wide range of modern industries, and a multitude of support services. Foreign trade and investment, privatization of domestic output has proceeded slowly as the government control has been reduced. The average growth rate of the economy has posted with 6% since 1990. The poverty has reduced by about 10 percentage points. In India there are a large number of well-educated people skilled in the English language, whos becoming a major exporter of software services and software workers. At the moment e.g. the World Bank worries about the continuing public-sector budget deficit, which is running at about 9% of GDP. A big economic and environmental problem is the huge and growing population. The Indian economy is the 12th largest in the world and the third largest in Asia after China and Japan. Of the one billion residents about 320 million have an income that enables them to purchase consumer goods and 25%Show MoreRelatedTBS 920 International Business Strategy :Nokia India Country Strategy1498 Words   |  6 Pagesby: Manoj Gulati - 4130157 TBS 920 – International Business Strategy 1 Curriculum and Business Profile †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ Company profile Guest country profile Economic, Cultural and Political Analysis Technological Analysis Entering and functional strategies Marketing Strategy of Nokia in India SWOT PESTEL analysis Recommendations References 2 Company profile †¢ Formed in 1865 by mining engineer Fredrik Idestam in a village named Nokia in Southwestern Finland Read MoreA Statement Of The Problem Of Service Organizations1590 Words   |  7 Pages STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Service organizations play a crucial role in any country. 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