Mumbai (known as Bombay until 1996) is located on the west coast of India facing the Arabian Sea and is the capital of the state of Maharashtra. It is India’s financial capital. India itself is a South Asian country bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan. It has a land area of 2,973,190 sq km on which live 1,065,070,607 people (July 2004 est.), making India the second most populous country in the world after its neighbor China. With a $3.319 trillion GDPppp (2004 est.)1, the Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world, and is the world's second-fastest growing economy with an average growth rate of 6% since 1990. It encompasses traditional village farming, modern agriculture, handicrafts, a wide range of modern industries, and a multitude of support services. However, the country has a continuing public-sector budget deficit of an approximate 60% of GDP.
Resource collections
- Topics
- UN Habitat - Urban Response Collection
- Urban Response - Urban Crisis Preparedness and Risk Reduction
- Urban Response Collection - Community Engagement and Social Cohesion
- Urban Response Collection - Economic Recovery
- Urban Response Collection - Environment and Climate Change
- Urban Response Collection - Housing, Land and Property
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Crisis Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Resilience
