Some Interesting Facts

• There are over one billion people in India.
• India is the 7th largest country in the world. It is as large as the whole of Europe.
• It has 95 peaks above 24, 600 feet (7500 meters)
• There are 22 official languages in India.
• India’s diverse population includes Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jains, Zoroastrians, Jews, and animists.”
• There are “800 million people who live on less than $2 per day.”
• “India is the world’s youngest country.
• Fifty percent of India’s people are under the age of twenty-five. By 2015, there will be 550 million teenagers in India.”
• “India is facing a severe water crisis. With 17 percent of the world’s population but only 4 percent of the world’s freshwater, India’s water resources are already stretched beyond capacity.”
• A baby is born every 1/2 seconds depite birth control. The population is growing at a rate of 3% per year.
• 50% of the population is in a state of poverty. It is one of the poorest nations in the world.