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India

CAPITAL::
New Delhi
POPULATION
(in
millions):: 998
LANGUAGE::
Hindi,
English and 14 other official languages
ACCESS
TO
SAFE WATER:: Urban: 92%, Rural: 86%
ACCESS
TO
ADEQUATE SANITATION::
Urban: 73%, Rural: 14%
URBANIZATION::
28%
LIFE
EXPECTANCY::
63
UNDER
5
MORTALITY RATE:: 98/1000
GNP
PER
CAPITA:: $450
SOURCE
FOR
STATISTICS: 2001 State of the World's Children, UNICEF
Project
Locations:
2
projects based in Calcutta
Key
poverty-related
issues: Respiratory
tract
infections,
malnutrition, parasitic infections and
anemia
represent
common
health
threats.
Many
children
do not receive an education because they must work to help support their families.
For children enrolled
in primary school, only 62 percent reach the
fifth
grade.
Overall,
only 52 percent of the population is literate.
In
Calcutta,
the poor live in extremely overcrowded slums where shelters are made
of
cardboard
or
metal
scraps. In rural villages, homes are constructed out of mud,
with
no running
water,
sewer
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