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  • Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population.
  • Economy > Population below poverty line: National estimates of the percentage of the population lying below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations.
  • Geography > Area > Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
  • Geography > Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Geography > Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
  • Geography > Geographic coordinates: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
  • Government > Government type: A description of the basic form of government (e.g., republic, constitutional monarchy, federal republic, parliamentary democracy, military dictatorship).
  • Government > Legal system: A brief description of the legal system's historical roots, role in government, and acceptance of International Court of Justice (ICJ) jurisdiction.
  • Government > Legislative branch: This entry contains information on the structure (unicameral, bicameral, tricameral), formal name, number of seats, and term of office. Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate.
  • Health > Physicians > Per 1,000 people: Physicians are defined as graduates of any facility or school of medicine who are working in the country in any medical field (practice, teaching, research).
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14: Percentage of total population aged 0-14.
  • People > Population: Population, total refers to the total population.
  • People > Population > Population growth, past and future: Population growth rate (percentage).
  • Religion > Religions: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
  • Economy > Unemployment rate: This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • People > Ethnic groups: This entry provides a rank ordering of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.
  • Government > Suffrage: The age at enfranchisement and whether the right to vote is universal or restricted
  • Geography > Area > Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 15-24.
  • Government > Constitution: The dates of adoption, revisions, and major amendments to a nation's constitution
  • Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Government > Judicial branch: The name(s) of the highest court(s) and a brief description of the selection process for members.
  • Geography > Land area > Sq. km: Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
  • People > Birth rate: The average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
  • People > Population growth: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Economy > Budget > Revenues: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
  • People > Age distribution > Median age: The median age of the country's residents. This is the age most people are in the country.
  • Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP: This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year.
  • Government > Political parties and leaders: Significant political organizations and their leaders.
  • Economy > Economy > Overview: This entry briefly describes the type of economy, including the degree of market orientation, the level of economic development, the most important natural resources, and the unique areas of specialization. It also characterizes major economic events and policy changes in the most recent 12 months and may include a statement about one or two key future macroeconomic trends.
  • Economy > Exports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
  • Crime > Violent crime > Murders: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population.
  • Government > Executive branch > Cabinet: Cabinet includes the official name for any body of high-ranking advisers roughly comparable to a U.S. Cabinet. Also notes the method for selection of members.
  • Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people: Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.
  • People > Gender > Female population: Total female population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total: Number of people aged 0-14.
  • Economy > GDP > Per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Agriculture > Rural population: Total population living in rural areas. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • People > Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
  • Government > Political pressure groups and leaders: Organizations with leaders involved in politics, but not standing for legislative election.
  • Geography > Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
  • Energy > Electricity > Consumption: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant persons out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant person is a person aged 0-14 and those over 65 years old.
  • Geography > Surface area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
  • People > Population growth rate: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
  • Geography > Area > Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Military > War deaths: Battle-related deaths are deaths in battle-related conflicts between warring parties in the conflict dyad (two conflict units that are parties to a conflict). Typically, battle-related deaths occur in warfare involving the armed forces of the warring parties. This includes traditional battlefield fighting, guerrilla activities, and all kinds of bombardments of military units, cities, and villages, etc. The targets are usually the military itself and its installations or state institutions and state representatives, but there is often substantial collateral damage in the form of civilians being killed in crossfire, in indiscriminate bombings, etc. All deaths--military as well as civilian--incurred in such situations, are counted as battle-related deaths."
  • Agriculture > Agricultural growth: Index of agricultural production in 1996 - 98 (1989 - 91 = 100)
  • Economy > Inflation rate > Consumer prices: This entry furnishes the annual percent change in consumer prices compared with the previous year's consumer prices.
  • Language > Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
  • Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin, which shows where production takes place in an economy. The distribution gives the percentage contribution of agriculture, industry, and services to total GDP, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other private economic activities that do not produce material goods.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total: Number of people aged 15-24.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 60 and older.
  • Government > Administrative divisions: This entry generally gives the numbers, designatory terms, and first-order administrative divisions as approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN). Changes that have been reported but not yet acted on by BGN are noted.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total: Number of people aged 15-64.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total: Number of people aged 0-4.
  • Religion > Religions > All: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Future births: Mid-range estimate for country's population increase due to births from five years prior to the given year. For example, from 2095 to 2100, India's population is expected to rise by 16,181 people due to births. Estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Energy > Oil > Consumption > Per capita: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59: Percentage of total pouplation aged 15-59.
  • People > Population in 2015: (Thousands) Medium-variant projections.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth: Average age of mother at first childbirth.
  • Geography > Terrain: A brief description of the topography
  • Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population: The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Geography > Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
  • People > Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor > Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • Economy > Tourist arrivals > Per capita: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Media > Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • Health > Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the population growth rate in the absence of migration.
  • Government > Executive branch > Head of government: Head of government includes the name and title of the top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government. For example, in the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government.
  • Geography > Coastline: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
  • Labor > Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Environment > Current issues: This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:
  • Energy > Oil > Consumption: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
  • Education > College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Energy > Oil > Production > Per capita: This entry is the total oil produced in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • People > Total fertility rate: The average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their child-bearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation rates for women. Large numbers of children born to women indicate large family sizes that might limit the ability of the families to feed and educate their children.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 65 and older.
  • Government > Executive branch > Chief of state: The name and title of any person or role roughly equivalent to a U.S. Chief of State. This means the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government
  • Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller.
  • Government > Capital city > Name: This entry gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones.
  • Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates: This entry gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones.
  • Government > International organization participation: This entry lists in alphabetical order by abbreviation those international organizations in which the subject country is a member or participates in some other way.
  • People > Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. For example, 0.7 means there are 7 dependents for every 10 working-age people.
  • Geography > Area > Water: Total water area in square kilometers
  • People > Age structure > 0-14 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Transport > Airports: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
  • Geography > Area > Comparative to US places: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
  • People > Gender > Male population: Total male population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total: Number of people aged 60 and older.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64: Percentage of total population aged 15-64.
  • Economy > Fiscal year: The beginning and ending months for a country's accounting period of 12 months, which often is the calendar year but which may begin in any month. All yearly references are for the calendar year (CY) unless indicated as a noncalendar fiscal year (FY).
  • People > Age structure > 65 years and over: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest."
  • Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods produced by the industrial sector within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
  • Geography > Population density > People per sq. km: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
  • People > Nationality > Noun: The noun which identifies citizens of the nation
  • Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares: Cultivable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the Food and Agriculture Organisation as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Industry: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Agriculture > Farm workers: Agricultural employment shows the number of agricultural workers in the agricultural sector.
  • Health > Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
  • People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant adults out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant adult is an adult aged 65 and older.
  • Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point: Highest point above sea level
  • Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita: Net per capita agricultural production, expressed in International Dollars. Net means after deduction of feed and seed. International Dollars are calculated using the Geary-Khamis formula, which is designed to neutralize irrelevant exchange rate movements (more information on http://faostat3.fao.org/faostat-gateway/go/to/mes/glossary/*/E)
  • Agriculture > Products: Major agricultural crops and products
  • Economy > Population below poverty line > Per capita: National estimates of the percentage of the population lying below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 0-4.
  • Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total: Number of people 65 years old and older.
  • Economy > Exports > Commodities: This entry provides a listing of the highest-valued exported products; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total: Number of people aged 15-59.
  • Geography > Total area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways."
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership: This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. Membership is defined as baptised and active.
  • Energy > Electricity > Production: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • Government > Country name > Conventional long form: This entry is derived from Government > Country name, which includes all forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (Italy is used as an example): conventional long form (Italian Republic), conventional short form (Italy), local long form (Repubblica Italiana), local short form (Italia), former (Kingdom of Italy), as well as the abbreviation. Also see the Terminology note.
  • Transport > Highways > Total > Per capita: total length of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total: Number of people aged 80 years and older.
  • People > Cities > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Geography > Land use > Arable land: The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Services: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Economy > Imports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
  • People > Nationality > Adjective: This entry is derived from People > Nationality, which provides the identifying terms for citizens - noun and adjective.
  • Media > Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • People > Sex ratio > Total population: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 5-14.
  • Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman: Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
  • Sports > Chess > GrandMasters: Number of GrandMaster chess champions, by country. A GrandMaster is the highest level of recognition in chess.
  • Government > Executive branch > Elections: Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election
  • Economy > Budget > Expenditures: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
  • People > Sex ratio > At birth: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • Energy > Crude oil > Production: This entry is the total amount of crude oil produced, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
  • Economy > Tourist arrivals: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival."
  • Economy > Budget > Revenues > Per capita: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 80 and older.
  • Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Economy > Inbound tourism income > Current US$: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Religion > Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population: Muslim percentage (%) of total population 2014 Pew Report.
  • Geography > Irrigated land: The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
  • Media > Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economy > GDP per person: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Education > Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Environment > Proportion of land area under protection: Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage.
  • Geography > Natural hazards: Potential natural disasters.
  • Government > Flag description: A written flag description produced from actual flags or the best information available at the time the entry was written. The flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag. Some disputed and other areas do not have flags.
  • Geography > Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land: Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea: territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal State extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the LOS Convention (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every State has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles. A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention.
  • Media > Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Agriculture > Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Media > Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final services produced within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
  • Media > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
STAT India Virgin Islands HISTORY
Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate 40,752
Ranked 2nd. 948 times more than Virgin Islands
43
Ranked 95th.

Economy > Population below poverty line 29.8%
Ranked 19th. 3% more than Virgin Islands
28.9%
Ranked 8th.

Geography > Area > Comparative slightly more than one-third the size of the US twice the size of Washington, DC
Geography > Area > Land 2.97 million sq km
Ranked 8th. 8593 times more than Virgin Islands
346 sq km
Ranked 198th.

Geography > Climate varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season September to November
Geography > Geographic coordinates 20 00 N, 77 00 E 18 20 N, 64 50 W
Government > Government type federal republic NA
Government > Legal system common law system based on the English model; separate personal law codes apply to Muslims, Christians, and Hindus; judicial review of legislative acts US common law
Government > Legislative branch bicameral Parliament or Sansad consists of the Council of States or Rajya Sabha (a body consisting of not more than 250 members up to 12 of whom are appointed by the president, the remainder are chosen by the elected members of the state and territorial assemblies; members serve six-year terms) and the People's Assembly or Lok Sabha unicameral Senate
Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.84%
Ranked 135th.
1.92%
Ranked 52nd. 5% more than India

Health > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
1.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than India

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 15.9%
Ranked 85th. 5% more than Virgin Islands
15.13%
Ranked 125th.

People > Population 1.22 billion
Ranked 2nd. 11656 times more than Virgin Islands
104,737
Ranked 192nd.

People > Population > Population growth, past and future -0.244
Ranked 141st.
0.016
Ranked 72nd.

Religion > Religions Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%
Economy > Unemployment rate 8.5%
Ranked 46th. 37% more than Virgin Islands
6.2%
Ranked 13th.
People > Ethnic groups Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3% black 76.2%, white 13.1%, Asian 1.1%, other 6.1%, mixed 3.5%
Government > Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 18 years of age; universal
Geography > Area > Total 3.29 million sq km
Ranked 8th. 1721 times more than Virgin Islands
1,910 sq km
Ranked 182nd.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent 11.18%
Ranked 83th. 7% more than Virgin Islands
10.44%
Ranked 133th.

Government > Constitution previous 1935 (preindependence); latest draft completed 4 November 1949, adopted 26 November 1949, effective 26 January 1950; amended many times, last in 2013 22 July 1954 - the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands functions as a constitution for this territory of the US
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares 159.65 million hectares
Ranked 2nd. 79825 times more than Virgin Islands
2,000 hectares
Ranked 190th.

Government > Judicial branch Supreme Court (one chief justice and 25 associate justices are appointed by the president and remain in office until they reach the age of 65 or are removed for "proved misbehavior") US District Court of the Virgin Islands (under Third Circuit jurisdiction); Superior Court of the Virgin Islands (judges appointed by the governor for 10-year terms)
Geography > Land area > Sq. km 2.97 million sq km
Ranked 8th. 8495 times more than Virgin Islands
350 sq km
Ranked 185th.

People > Birth rate 20.24 births/1,000 population
Ranked 87th. 89% more than Virgin Islands
10.69 births/1,000 population
Ranked 181st.

People > Population growth -0.244%
Ranked 141st.
0.016%
Ranked 72nd.

Economy > Budget > Revenues $172.10 billion
Ranked 23th. 206 times more than Virgin Islands
$837.00 million
Ranked 166th.

People > Age distribution > Median age 44.27 years
Ranked 118th.
47.54 years
Ranked 63th. 7% more than India

Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP $3,800.00
Ranked 132nd.
$14,500.00
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than India

Government > Political parties and leaders Aam Aadmi Party or AAP [Arvind KEJRIWAL]<br />All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or AIADMK [J. JAYALALITHAA]<br />All India Trinamool Congress or TMC [Mamata BANERJEE]<br />Bahujan Samaj Party or BSP [MAYAWATI]<br />Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP [Rajnath SINGH]<br />Biju Janata Dal or BJD [Naveen PATNAIK]<br />Communist Party of India or CPI [A.B. BARDHAN]<br />Communist Party of India-Marxist or CPI(M) [Prakash KARAT]<br />Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or DMK [M.KARUNANIDHI]<br />Indian National Congress or INC [Sonia GANDHI]<br />Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) [Sharad YADAV]<br />Nationalist Congress Party or NCP [Sharad PAWAR]<br />Rashtriya Janata Dal or RJD [Lalu Prasad YADAV]<br />Rashtriya Lok Dal or RLD [Ajit SINGH]<br />Samajwadi Party or SP [Mulayam Singh YADAV]<br />Shiromani Akali Dal or SAD [Parkash Singh BADAL]<br />Shiv Sena or SS [Uddhav THACKERAY]<br />Telugu Desam Party or TDP [Chandrababu NAIDU]<br /> Democratic Party [Arturo WATLINGTON]<br />Independent Citizens' Movement or ICM [Usie RICHARDS]<br />Republican Party [Gary SPRAUVE]
Economy > Economy > Overview 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. Tourism, trade, and other services are the primary economic activities, accounting for roughly 57% of GDP and about half of total civilian employment in 2010. Goods-producing industries accounted for 23% of GDP in 2010 and government represented 20%. The islands hosted nearly 2.74 million visitors - 2.2 million cruise ship and 536,000 air passengers - in 2011. The manufacturing sector consists of rum distilling, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and watch assembly. The agriculture sector is small, with most food being imported. The islands are vulnerable to damage from storms. The government is working to improve fiscal discipline, to support construction projects in the private sector, to expand tourist facilities, to reduce crime, and to protect the environment.
Economy > Exports $301.90 billion
Ranked 19th. 71 times more than Virgin Islands
$4.23 billion
Ranked 2nd.
Crime > Violent crime > Murders 40,752
Ranked 2nd. 948 times more than Virgin Islands
43
Ranked 95th.

Government > Executive branch > Cabinet Union Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister NA
Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 0.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th.
18.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than India

People > Gender > Female population 760.43 million
Ranked 1st. 14235 times more than Virgin Islands
53,420
Ranked 192nd.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total 245.95 million
Ranked 1st. 15212 times more than Virgin Islands
16,168
Ranked 192nd.

Economy > GDP > Per capita $2,625.09 per capita
Ranked 130th.
$14,497.82 per capita
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than India

Agriculture > Rural population 59,140
Ranked 28th. 48% more than Virgin Islands
39,863
Ranked 78th.

Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita 502.71 kWh per capita
Ranked 105th.
6,657.57 kWh per capita
Ranked 23th. 13 times more than India

People > Death rate 7.39 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 116th.
7.95 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 103th. 8% more than India

Government > Political pressure groups and leaders All Parties Hurriyat Conference in the Kashmir Valley (separatist group)<br />Bajrang Dal (religious organization)<br />India Against Corruption [Anna HAZAREI]<br />Jamiat Ulema-e Hind (religious organization)<br />Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh [Mohan BHAGWAT] (religious organization)<br />Vishwa Hindu Parishad [Ashok SINGHAL] (religious organization)<br /><br /><strong>other:</strong><br />numerous religious or militant/chauvinistic organizations<br />hundreds of social reform, anti-corruption, and environmental groups at state and local level<br />various separatist groups seeking greater communal and/or regional autonomy NA
Geography > Natural resources 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 sun, sand, sea, surf
Energy > Electricity > Consumption 698.8 billion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 911 times more than Virgin Islands
767.3 million kWh
Ranked 114th.

People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio 66.19%
Ranked 125th.
82.44%
Ranked 55th. 25% more than India

Geography > Surface area > Sq. km 3.29 million km²
Ranked 7th. 9392 times more than Virgin Islands
350 km²
Ranked 192nd.

People > Population growth rate 1.28%
Ranked 90th.
-0.53%
Ranked 223th.

Geography > Area > Land > Per capita 2.59 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 195th.
3.15 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 182nd. 22% more than India

Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 257.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
738.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than India

Military > War deaths 1,962
Ranked 5th.
0.0
Ranked 174th.

Agriculture > Agricultural growth 121
Ranked 53th. 20% more than Virgin Islands
101
Ranked 139th.

Media > Internet users 61.34 million
Ranked 6th. 2045 times more than Virgin Islands
30,000
Ranked 174th.
Economy > Inflation rate > Consumer prices 9.7%
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Virgin Islands
2.2%
Ranked 2nd.

Language > Languages Hindi 41%, Bengali 8.1%, Telugu 7.2%, Marathi 7%, Tamil 5.9%, Urdu 5%, Gujarati 4.5%, Kannada 3.7%, Malayalam 3.2%, Oriya 3.2%, Punjabi 2.8%, Assamese 1.3%, Maithili 1.2%, other 5.9%; <i>note:</i> English enjoys associate status but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication; Hindi is the national language and primary tongue of 41% of the people; there are 14 other official languages: Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit; Hindustani is a popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout northern India but is not an official language English 74.7%, Spanish or Spanish Creole 16.8%, French or French Creole 6.6%, other 1.9%
Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services 65%
Ranked 74th.
80%
Ranked 1st. 23% more than India
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total 172.86 million
Ranked 1st. 15495 times more than Virgin Islands
11,156
Ranked 192nd.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent 30.21%
Ranked 120th.
35.79%
Ranked 59th. 18% more than India

Government > Administrative divisions 28 states and 7 union territories*; Andaman and Nicobar Islands*, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh*, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli*, Daman and Diu*, Delhi*, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep*, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry*, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three islands at the second order; Saint Croix, Saint John, Saint Thomas
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total 930.78 million
Ranked 1st. 15889 times more than Virgin Islands
58,579
Ranked 192nd.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total 80.33 million
Ranked 1st. 14994 times more than Virgin Islands
5,357
Ranked 192nd.

Religion > Religions > All Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census) Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%
Health > Births and maternity > Future births 16,181.96
Ranked 1st. 15061 times more than Virgin Islands
1.07
Ranked 192nd.

Energy > Oil > Consumption > Per capita 2.41 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 49th.
845.38 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 1st. 351 times more than India

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 53.89%
Ranked 75th. 10% more than Virgin Islands
49.08%
Ranked 143th.

People > Population in 2015 1.26 million thousand
Ranked 2nd. 11355 times more than Virgin Islands
111 thousand
Ranked 189th.
Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 26.5
Ranked 58th.
27.2
Ranked 26th. 3% more than India

Geography > Terrain upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little level land
Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population 66.8 years
Ranked 156th.
79.33 years
Ranked 37th. 19% more than India

Geography > Location Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
People > Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper 172.41 million
Ranked 1st. 16652 times more than Virgin Islands
10,354
Ranked 55th.

Labor > Labor force > By occupation agriculture 60%, industry 17%, services 23% agriculture 1%, industry 19%, services 80%
Labor > Unemployment rate 10.8%
Ranked 23th. 74% more than Virgin Islands
6.2%
Ranked 24th.

Economy > Tourist arrivals > Per capita 4.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 140th.
4,702.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 1006 times more than India

Media > Households with television 32%
Ranked 98th.
73.71%
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than India
Health > Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 23.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 70% more than Virgin Islands
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.

Government > Executive branch > Head of government Prime Minister Manmohan SINGH (since 22 May 2004) Governor John DeJONGH (since 1 January 2007)
Geography > Coastline 7,000 km
Ranked 20th.
None

Labor > Labor force 478.3 million
Ranked 2nd. 9601 times more than Virgin Islands
49,820
Ranked 161st.

Environment > Current issues 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 lack of natural freshwater resources
Energy > Oil > Consumption 2.98 million bbl/day
Ranked 5th. 34 times more than Virgin Islands
88,820 bbl/day
Ranked 75th.

Education > College and university > Share of total education spending 35.89%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Virgin Islands
11%
Ranked 1st.

Energy > Oil > Production > Per capita 0.779 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 83th.
162.47 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 11th. 209 times more than India

People > Total fertility rate 2.55 children born/woman
Ranked 80th. 44% more than Virgin Islands
1.77 children born/woman
Ranked 158th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent 23.93%
Ranked 119th.
30.06%
Ranked 62nd. 26% more than India

Government > Executive branch > Chief of state President Pranab MUKHERJEE (since 22 July 2012); Vice President Mohammad Hamid ANSARI (since 11 August 2007) President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009); Vice President Joseph R. BIDEN (since 20 January 2009)
Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity $4.72 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 2990 times more than Virgin Islands
$1.58 billion
Ranked 9th.

Government > Capital city > Name New Delhi Charlotte Amalie
Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates 28 36 N, 77 12 E 18 21 N, 64 56 W
Government > International organization participation ABEDA, ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), BIMSTEC, BIS, BRICS, C, CD, CERN (observer), CICA, CP, EAS, FAO, FATF, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS (observer), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC, SACEP, SCO (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNSC (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO IOC, UPU, WFTU (NGOs)
People > Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population 0.6
Ranked 82nd. 13% more than Virgin Islands
0.53
Ranked 105th.

Geography > Area > Water 314,070 sq km
Ranked 4th. 201 times more than Virgin Islands
1,564 sq km
Ranked 97th.

People > Age structure > 0-14 years 28.9%
Ranked 87th. 59% more than Virgin Islands
18.2%
Ranked 167th.

Media > Broadcast media India's public TV network, operates about 20 national, regional, and local services; large number of privately-owned TV stations are distributed by cable and satellite service providers; government controls AM radio with All India Radio operating domestic and external networks; news broadcasts via radio are limited to the All India Radio Network; since 2000, privately-owned FM stations are permitted but limited to broadcasting entertainment and educational content about a dozen television broadcast stations including 1 public TV station; multi-channel cable and satellite TV services are available; 24 radio stations broadcasting
Transport > Airports 346
Ranked 21st. 173 times more than Virgin Islands
2
Ranked 206th.

Geography > Area > Comparative to US places slightly more than one-third the size of the US twice the size of Washington, DC
People > Gender > Male population 786.41 million
Ranked 1st. 14712 times more than Virgin Islands
53,453
Ranked 192nd.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total 467.24 million
Ranked 1st. 12214 times more than Virgin Islands
38,253
Ranked 192nd.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 60.17%
Ranked 72nd. 10% more than Virgin Islands
54.81%
Ranked 142nd.

Economy > Fiscal year 1 1
People > Age structure > 65 years and over 5.7%
Ranked 125th.
17.8%
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than India

Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry 18%
Ranked 169th.
19%
Ranked 163th. 6% more than India

Geography > Population density > People per sq. km 368.15 people/m²
Ranked 18th. 19% more than Virgin Islands
310.59 people/m²
Ranked 27th.

People > Nationality > Noun Indian(s) Virgin Islander(s) (US citizens)
Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares 158.65 million
Ranked 2nd. 158650 times more than Virgin Islands
1,000
Ranked 193th.

Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Industry 14%
Ranked 16th.
19%
Ranked 11th. 36% more than India
Agriculture > Farm workers 261.63 million
Ranked 2nd. 26163 times more than Virgin Islands
10,000
Ranked 168th.

Health > Infant mortality rate > Total 47.57 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 50th. 7 times more than Virgin Islands
7.24 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 160th.

People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio 39.76%
Ranked 120th.
54.84%
Ranked 61st. 38% more than India

Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point Kanchenjunga 8,598 m Crown Mountain 474 m
Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita 108 Int. $
Ranked 55th. 8% more than Virgin Islands
100 Int. $
Ranked 96th.

Agriculture > Products rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, lentils, onions, potatoes; dairy products, sheep, goats, poultry; fish fruit, vegetables, sorghum; Senepol cattle
Economy > Population below poverty line > Per capita 0.022% per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.
265.6% per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 12073 times more than India
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent 5.19%
Ranked 95th. 4% more than Virgin Islands
5.01%
Ranked 114th.

Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people 172.61 kW
Ranked 125th.
2,943.05 kW
Ranked 11th. 17 times more than India
People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total 370.1 million
Ranked 1st. 11520 times more than Virgin Islands
32,126
Ranked 192nd.

Economy > Exports > Commodities petroleum products, precious stones, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, vehicles, apparel refined petroleum products
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total 833.64 million
Ranked 1st. 15893 times more than Virgin Islands
52,452
Ranked 192nd.

Geography > Total area > Sq. km 3.29 million
Ranked 8th. 9392 times more than Virgin Islands
350
Ranked 185th.

Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 52%
Ranked 4th. 52 times more than Virgin Islands
1%
Ranked 25th.
Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership 917,207
Ranked 3rd. 120 times more than Virgin Islands
7,631
Ranked 88th.
Energy > Electricity > Production 985.4 billion kWh
Ranked 3rd. 1241 times more than Virgin Islands
794 million kWh
Ranked 86th.

Government > Country name > Conventional long form Republic of India United States Virgin Islands
Transport > Highways > Total > Per capita 3.32 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th.
7.88 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than India
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total 115.83 million
Ranked 2nd. 7598 times more than Virgin Islands
15,244
Ranked 190th.

People > Cities > Urban population 40,860
Ranked 196th.
60,137
Ranked 146th. 47% more than India

Geography > Land use > Arable land 47.87%
Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Virgin Islands
2.86%
Ranked 169th.

Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Services 34%
Ranked 14th.
80%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than India
Economy > Imports $503.50 billion
Ranked 8th. 109 times more than Virgin Islands
$4.61 billion
Ranked 2nd.
People > Nationality > Adjective Indian Virgin Islander
Media > Radio broadcast stations AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68 AM 6, FM 16, shortwave 0
People > Sex ratio > Total population 1.08 male(s)/female
Ranked 13th. 23% more than Virgin Islands
0.88 male(s)/female
Ranked 219th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent 10.71%
Ranked 83th. 6% more than Virgin Islands
10.12%
Ranked 127th.

Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 2.84 births per woman
Ranked 74th. 29% more than Virgin Islands
2.2 births per woman
Ranked 109th.

Sports > Chess > GrandMasters 11
Ranked 24th.
0.0
Ranked 130th.
Government > Executive branch > Elections president elected by an electoral college consisting of elected members of both houses of Parliament and the legislatures of the states for a five-year term (no term limits); election last held in July 2012 (next to be held in July 2017); vice president elected by both houses of Parliament for a five-year term; election last held in August 2012 (next to be held in August 2017); prime minister chosen by parliamentary members of the majority party following legislative elections; election last held April - May 2009 (next to be held no later than May 2014) under the US Constitution, residents of unincorporated territories, such as the Virgin Islands, do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in the Democratic and Republican presidential primary elections; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms (eligible for a second term); election last held on 2 November 2010 (next to be held in November 2014)
Economy > Budget > Expenditures $263.80 billion
Ranked 17th. 315 times more than Virgin Islands
$837.00 million
Ranked 1st.

People > Sex ratio > At birth 1.12 male(s)/female
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Virgin Islands
1.06 male(s)/female
Ranked 68th.

Energy > Crude oil > Production 990,200 bbl/day
Ranked 21st. 67 times more than Virgin Islands
14,880 bbl/day
Ranked 84th.

Economy > Tourist arrivals 5.37 million
Ranked 37th. 11 times more than Virgin Islands
510,000
Ranked 113th.

Economy > Budget > Revenues > Per capita $124.97 per capita
Ranked 133th. 24994 times more than Virgin Islands
$0.01 per capita
Ranked 160th.
Military > Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent 7.49%
Ranked 129th.
14.26%
Ranked 43th. 90% more than India

Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Virgin Islands
1
Ranked 211th.

Economy > Inbound tourism income > Current US$ $12.46 billion
Ranked 25th. 9 times more than Virgin Islands
$1.43 billion
Ranked 71st.

Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
1,241.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 10 times more than India

Religion > Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 14.4%
Ranked 66th. 144 times more than Virgin Islands
0.1%
Ranked 181st.
Geography > Irrigated land 663,340 sq km
Ranked 1st. 663340 times more than Virgin Islands
1 sq km
Ranked 11th.

Media > Internet > Users > Per capita 70.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
276.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than India

Economy > GDP per person 1,134.01
Ranked 126th.
18,728.24
Ranked 18th. 17 times more than India

Education > Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th.
6.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than India
Environment > Proportion of land area under protection 5.21%
Ranked 164th.
15.34%
Ranked 100th. 3 times more than India

Geography > Natural hazards droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes
Government > Flag description 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 white field with a modified US coat of arms in the center between the large blue initials V and I; the coat of arms shows a yellow eagle holding an olive branch in its right talon and three arrows in the left with a superimposed shield of seven red and six white vertical stripes below a blue panel; white is a symbol of purity, the letters stand for the Virgin Islands
Geography > Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land 488.84 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 15th. 40% more than Virgin Islands
350.38 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 79th.

Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nautical mile
Ranked 79th. The same as Virgin Islands
12 nautical mile
Ranked 158th.

Media > Televisions 63 million
Ranked 4th. 926 times more than Virgin Islands
68,000
Ranked 143th.
Agriculture > Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita 2.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Virgin Islands
0.827 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.

Media > Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.
659.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 15 times more than India

Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services 65%
Ranked 4th.
80%
Ranked 2nd. 23% more than India

Media > Internet users > Per 100 people 4.54
Ranked 145th.
27.31
Ranked 79th. 6 times more than India

Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita 588.83 kWh per capita
Ranked 123th.
7,159.19 kWh per capita
Ranked 29th. 12 times more than India

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