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STAT	Baker Island	India	HISTORY
Economy > Economy > Overview	no economic activity	India is developing into an open-market economy, yet traces of its past autarkic policies remain. Economic liberalization measures, including industrial deregulation, privatization of state-owned enterprises, and reduced controls on foreign trade and investment, began in the early 1990s and have served to accelerate the country's growth, which averaged under 7% per year since 1997. India's diverse economy encompasses traditional village farming, modern agriculture, handicrafts, a wide range of modern industries, and a multitude of services. Slightly more than half of the work force is in agriculture, but services are the major source of economic growth, accounting for nearly two-thirds of India's output, with less than one-third of its labor force. India has capitalized on its large educated English-speaking population to become a major exporter of information technology services, business outsourcing services, and software workers. In 2010, the Indian economy rebounded robustly from the global financial crisis - in large part because of strong domestic demand - and growth exceeded 8% year-on-year in real terms. However, India's economic growth began slowing in 2011 because of a slowdown in government spending and a decline in investment, caused by investor pessimism about the government's commitment to further economic reforms and about the global situation. High international crude prices have exacerbated the government's fuel subsidy expenditures, contributing to a higher fiscal deficit and a worsening current account deficit. In late 2012, the Indian Government announced additional reforms and deficit reduction measures to reverse India's slowdown, including allowing higher levels of foreign participation in direct investment in the economy. The outlook for India's medium-term growth is positive due to a young population and corresponding low dependency ratio, healthy savings and investment rates, and increasing integration into the global economy. India has many long-term challenges that it has yet to fully address, including poverty, corruption, violence and discrimination against women and girls, an inefficient power generation and distribution system, ineffective enforcement of intellectual property rights, decades-long civil litigation dockets, inadequate transport and agricultural infrastructure, limited non-agricultural employment opportunities, inadequate availability of quality basic and higher education, and accommodating rural-to-urban migration.
Environment > Current issues	no natural fresh water resources	deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; desertification; air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides; tap water is not potable throughout the country; huge and growing population is overstraining natural resources
Geography > Area > Comparative to US places	about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	slightly more than one-third the size of the US
Geography > Area > Land	1.4 sq km Ranked 17th.	2.97 million sq km Ranked 8th. 2123707 times more than Baker Island
Geography > Area > Total	1.4 sq km Ranked 15th.	3.29 million sq km Ranked 8th. 2348045 times more than Baker Island
Geography > Climate	equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun	varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
Geography > Coastline	4.8 km Ranked 222nd.	7,000 km Ranked 20th. 1458 times more than Baker Island
Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point	unnamed location 8 m	Kanchenjunga 8,598 m
Geography > Geographic coordinates	0 13 N, 176 28 W	20 00 N, 77 00 E
Geography > Location	Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia	Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan
Geography > Natural hazards	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard	droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes
Geography > Natural resources	guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife	coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, rare earth elements, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land
Geography > Terrain	low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef	upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north
Government > Flag description	the flag of the US is used	three equal horizontal bands of saffron (subdued orange) (top), white, and green, with a blue chakra (24-spoked wheel) centered in the white band; saffron represents courage, sacrifice, and the spirit of renunciation; white signifies purity and truth; green stands for faith and fertility; the blue chakra symbolizes the wheel of life in movement and death in stagnation
Government > Legal system	the laws of the US, where applicable, apply	common law system based on the English model; separate personal law codes apply to Muslims, Christians, and Hindus; judicial review of legislative acts
Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile Ranked 13th. The same as India	12 nautical mile Ranked 79th.

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