India     [52]
(Independent in 1947 from United Kingdom)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: IN
LAND AREA: 3166830 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 939409000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 297 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 0%/year
  POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 64%
  URBAN POP: 27% (1994), versus 18% (1960), Annual Growth: 3.0%
  LIFE EXPECTANCY: 61.3 years,  ADULT LITERACY: 51.2%
  INFANT MORTALITY: 74 per/1000 (1994), versus 165 (1960)
  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.446

ECONOMY
  GNP: US$278.7 billion, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 5.0%,  Annual Growth Rate GNP/Capita: 3.0%
  GDP/Capita: $407  GDP/Capita PPP: $1348
  GDP/Capita: 1960 $206, 1970 $241, 1980 $262, 1990 $377
  OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: $1738 million  ODA%GNP: 0.6%
  ODA/Capita: $2

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
  TOTAL FOREST AREA: 65005,000 ha, 21.9% of land area, 0.1 ha/capita
  NATURAL FOREST AREA: 50385,000 ha
  ARABLE LAND: 50.5% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION: 420 kw-hr/capita, versus 114 kw-hr/cap (1970)
  TRADITIONAL FUEL CONSUMPTION: 23% (1993), versus 41% (1973)
  INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 2.2,000 cu.m/cap/year
  SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION (1990-92): 4 kg/cap/year, CHANGE SINCE 1980-82: 30%
  CHANGE IN ANNUAL MARINE CATCH 1980-82 to 1990-92: 68%

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: