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The Dhamek Stupa is located in Sarnath, India, where the Buddha preached his first sermon to his first five disciples. Emperor Ashoka of the Maurya Dynasty originally built the stupa -- a monument that contains sacred relics -- in 249 B.C. to help spread Buddhism; the structure was replaced around A.D. 500. The cylindrically shaped stupa is composed of red bricks and stones, and it stands 43.5 m (143 ft) high and 28 m (92 ft) wide, with carvings of flowers, birds, and humans on the walls.
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Geography

Area

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Area - comparative

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<p>slightly more than one-third the size of the US</p>

People and Society

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for India. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

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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Environment

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

comparison ranking: 190

Exports

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Imports

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Debt - external

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Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 23

Heliports

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Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 15

Military and Security

Space

Terrorism

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