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India is home to more than 1,068,572,000
neighbors. India is second only to China in country population
and growing at a rate of 16 million per year. Its area covers
1,269,221 square miles (3,287,270 sq km). Its religions
range this way: 80% Hindu, 14% Muslim, 2.4% Christian, 2%
Sikh, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.5% Jains, 0.4% other. Life expectancy
is 63, literacy rate is 60%, and the dominant language is
Hindi. India is one of the fastest growing economies in
the world. It is the largest democracy in the world. Source:
National Geographic
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