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Facts Worldwide Statistics on Children
- 600 million children live in poverty
- 125 million primary school aged children are not in school
- 120 million children between 5 and 14 work full time and a further 130 million children work part-time
- 300,000 child soldiers are actively fighting in 41 countries throughout the world
- Between 1993 and 1996 45% of victims of war were children. In the 1990's war and conflict made 12 million children homeless, 4 million were maimed or became disabled and 10 million witnessed acts of brutality
- 34.7 million children have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS
- 2 million children are involved in prostitution.
http://www.unicef.org/publications/index_47127.html
Facts and Figures relating to India
| Total Population | 1.03 billion | | Baby born in India | every 1.25 seconds | | Number of families | 192 million | | Number of children | 400 million | | Number of houses | 179 million | | Indian families living in one-room-houses | 40% | | Indian families who own a TV set | 32% | | Number of mobile phones in use in India | about 25 million (October 2003) | | Population dependent on agriculture for livelihood | 65% | | Number of domestic workers | 14 million | | Literacy rate | 65.4% | | Gender ratio | 51.64% male; 48.36% female | | Life expectancy | 61.5yr male; 62.7yr female | | Number of places to worship | 2.4 million | | Religion | 81.3% Hindu, 12% Muslim, 2.3% Christian, 1.9% Sikh, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.4% Jain | | Area | 3,166,424 sq km | | Urban | 26.8% - Rural: 73.2% | | GNP | USD 380 per capita per year | | Highest Point | 8598m ( Kanchenjunga ) | | Languages | 22 official + 1600 minor languages and dialects (Dec 2003) | | National language | Hindi | | Number of states | 28 +7 union territories | | Number of districts (2003) | 593 | | Currency | Indian Rupee | | Time | GMT + 5.5 hours | | Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh | | President | Prathibha Patil | | Most polluted river in India | Yamuna (July 2003) | | World's largest slum | located in Mumbai, Dharavi, 432 acres | | Percentage of rain during 4 months summer monsoon | 80% of yearly rainfall | | Number of doctors per 100,000 persons | 48 | | People living with HIV/AIDS | 4.58 million | | DPT (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus) immunisation coverage | 55% | | People who suffer from TB | 4.5 million | | Annual number of TB deaths | 450,000 | | Official minimum wage in Jammu & Kashmir state | 1,800 Rupees | | |
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