India

Official Name:	The Republic of India
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Federal Parliamentary Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Bharatiya Ganarajya
ISO Country Codes:	IN : IND
Internet Domain:	.in
Government Web Site:	https://www.india.gov.in/

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Capital:	New Delhi	Main Airports:	Chennai International Airport, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Indira Gandhi International Airport, Kempegowda International Airport, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Language(s):	English; Hindi	Population:	1,339,330,514
Currency:	Indian Rupee	ISO Currency Code:	INR
Telephone Dial In:	+91	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Pacific Alliance; South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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Indo Asian News Service;

Press Truct of India;

United News of India;

Newspaper

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Abhitak News;

Business Standard;

Daily News & Analysis;

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Onlineradios.in;

India

Government Website:	https://www.india.gov.in/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/india
Central Bank:	Reserve Bank of India
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	73.565 Indian rupees (INR) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	8.5% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	21.9% (2011 est.)
Inflation Rate:	3.7% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	8.80% (Feb-21 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$2,836 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$6,700 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	Indian Rupee
Currency Code:	INR
World Bank Classification:	Lower Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	16.5%	rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, lentils, onions, potatoes; dairy products, sheep, goats, poultry; fish
Industry:	29.8%	textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software, pharmaceuticals
Services:	45.4%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; Asian Development Bank; BIMSTEC; FAO; G20; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Asian Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Commodities Exchange: Indian Commodity Exchange Limited ; Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) ; Multi Commodity Exchange ; National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange ; Stock & Securities Exchange: Bombay Stock Exchange ; MCX Stock Exchange ; National Spot Exchange Limited ; National Stock Exchange of India ;

National Statistics Office:

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Global Survey; Trading Economics;

India

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	Central Board of Excise and Customs
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; New Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Bureau of Indian Standards

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 68/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 86/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 63/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: 102/136 (2016)
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