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Photos of India

The 45.52-carat blue-violet (9.104 g) Hope Diamond was extracted in the 17th century from the Kollur Mine in Guntur, India. The last of the diamond’s several private owners was Harry Winston, Inc., which bought the diamond in 1947. The diamond was exhibited for 10 years at shows and charitable events worldwide before being donated to the Smithsonian Institution in 1958. It remains a premier attraction at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, in Washington, DC.  Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Natural History Museum / Chip Clark.

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Geography

Area

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People and Society

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Median age

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Population growth rate

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Birth rate

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Death rate

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Net migration rate

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Maternal mortality ratio

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

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Education expenditures

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Environment

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Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

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Real GDP per capita

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Labor force

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Unemployment rate

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Public debt

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Taxes and other revenues

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Current account balance

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Exports

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Imports

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Debt - external

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Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

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Heliports

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Merchant marine

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Space

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