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9781406233483

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English

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3 Mo

Brazil offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture. It also includes a detailed fact file, maps and charts, and a traceable flag.

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Publié par

Capstone Global Library

Date de parution

05 juillet 2011

EAN13

9781406233483

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

3 Mo

India

Countries Around the World India

Ali Brownlie Bojang

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Edited by Louise Galpine Designed by Richard Parker Original illustrations © Capstone Global Library 2011 Illustrated by Oxford Designers and Illustrators Picture research by Mica Brancic Originated by Capstone Global Library Ltd. Printed in China by CTPS

ISBN 978 1 406 22779 6 (hardback) 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Brownlie Bojang, Ali India. --(Countries around the world) 954'.0532-dc22

Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs: Alamy pp. 25 (© Joep Clason), 26 (© Friedrich Stark), 27 (© Penny Tweedie), 29 (© Idris Ahmed); AP/Press Association Images pp. 7 (Rajesh Kumar Singh), 21 bottom (Saurabh Das) 22 (Gurinder Osan), 23 (Gautam Singh), 32 (Aijaz Rahi), 33 (Eranga Jayawardena), 39 (Prashant Ravi); Getty Images pp. 9 (Hulton Archive/Central Press), 14 (AFP Photo/Noah Seelam), 17 (Riser/Manoj Shah), 18 (Photographer's Choice/James Warwick); PA Archive/Press Association Images p. 21 top; Press Association Images p. 10 (Topham Picturepoint); 5 (© Alex Garaev), 6 (© Erick N), 13 (© Galyna Andrushko), 15 (© Aleksandar Todorovic), 19 (© AJP), 30 (© Edd Westmacott), 31 (© Dirk Ott), 35 (© Absolute-India), 37 (© De Visu), 46 (© Andrew Chin).

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Contents

Introducing India........................................................................................ 4 History: a nation of nations .................................................................... 6 Regions and resources: variety and contrast..................................12 Wildlife: from butterflies to elephants..............................................16 Infrastructure: what makes India work?...........................................20 Culture: tradition and change..............................................................28 Indiatoday..................................................................................................34 Factfile.........................................................................................................36 Timeline .......................................................................................................40Glossary .......................................................................................................42 Findoutmore............................................................................................44 Topic tools...................................................................................................46 Index..........................................................................................................48

Some words are printed in bold,like this. You can înd out what they mean by looking in the glossary.

Introducing India

What images come to your mind when someone mentions the wordIndia? You may imagine streets packed with women dressed in brightly coloured saris. You may think ofturbansor elephants. You will certainly find these in India. But you will find much more as well.

Changing India There are more poor people in India than in the 26 poorest African countries put together. But India is also one of the fastest-developing countries in the world. As it grows richer, India will likely become more powerful and influential.

India has a population of more than one billion people. Many of them have becomemiddle classin the past 20 years. It is estimated that there are now about 200 million people in India’s middle class. They are able to buy cars, furniture, and clothes. But for most Indians, particularly those who live in small villages in the countryside, life has changed little in recent years. They are still very poor.

Modern cities The main changes have happened in India’s cities, where 30 per cent of the people live. In the cities, there are grand, modern hotels, air-conditioned shopping centres, and some of the best restaurants in the world. People in India’s cities have lifestyles similar to those of people in many wealthy countries.

How to say... The nameIndiacomes from the Indus River. The Hindi word for India isBharat. BothIndiaandBharatare official names for India.

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