Department of International Trade Promotion REPUBLIC OF Thai Trade Centre, Chennai, India

Country Name : Republic of India Old Name : Bharat Capital City : New Region : South Asia 2 th Total Area : 3,287,263 km Area Ranking : 7 (World) States : 29 Union Territories : 7 Population : 1.3 billion (2015) Population Rank : 2nd (World) Official Language : Hindi & English Website : www.india.gov.in President : Mr. Ram Nath Kovind (2017) Currency : Indian Rupee Prime Minister : Mr. (2014) (1 USD = 65.05 INR / 1 THB = 1.83 INR) Oct 2017

Religion : Hinduism (79.8%), (14.2%), (2.3%), Others (3.7%) Ref: www.india.gov.in

Economic Indicator Contributing Industries 100% FDI – Sectors th • Infrastructure GDP Ranking : 7 (World) 17.01% • Automotive GDP : 2.46 Trillion (USD) Agriculture • Pharmaceuticals GDP per capita : 1,852 (USD) 30.02% • Service (Banking) GDP Growth : 7.0 % Industry • Railways FDI (Apr – Sep 2016) : 21.6 Billion (USD) 52.97% • Chemicals Fiscal Year : 1 Apr – 31 Mar Service (Ref: statisticstimes.com) • Textile Ref: www.makeinindia.com

Major Industries Major Exports Major Imports Energy

Software Software Crude Oil 60% 57% Petroleum Products Petrochemicals Gold Ref: www.indianenergypartol.org 50% Chemicals Agriculture Precious Stones Pharmaceuticals Leather Electronics 40% Agriculture Jewellery Engineering Goods Textiles Engineering Goods Chemicals 30% 18% Steel Pharmaceuticals Plastics 20% Transportation Equipment Chemicals Coal 12% 9% 10% Machinery Transportation Vegetable Oil 3% 1% Leather Mineral Ores Mineral Ores 0% Ref: www.india.gov.in Thermal Hydro Renewable Gas Nuclear Oil Top Metropolitan Cities - Mumbai - Hyderabad Merchandise Trade with India (Jan - Sep 2017) - - Ahmadabad Value Growth Rate % Share % - Kolkata - Pune Exports to India (USD mn) 4,709.65 19.53 2.68 - Chennai - Surat - Bangalore - Jaipur Imports from India (USD mn) 2,832.94 51.99 1.74 Ref: www.india.gov.in Total Trade (USD mn) 7,542.60 29.95 2.23 Natural Resources Ref : www.ops3.moc.go.th - Zinc - Iron Ore - Manganese Ore - Gold Connectivity -Bauxite - Silver International Airports 22 Major Sea Ports 13 - Lead - Tin Domestic Airports 64 Minor Sea Ports 10 - Copper - Chromite Railways 115,000 km Top 10 Export Destinations of India (July 2017) Top 10 Import Destinations of India (July 2017)

1) USA (26 US$ bn) 6) UK (5.1 US$ bn) 1) China (39 US$ bn) 6) Indonesia (9.1 US$ bn)

2) UAE (18 US$ bn) 7) (4.6 US$ bn) 2) UAE (14 US$ bn) 7) S. Korea (8.9 US$ bn)

3) USA (13 US$ bn) 3) Hong Kong (9 US$ bn) 8) (4.1 US$ bn) 8) Iraq (8.4 US$ bn)

4) (13 US$ bn) 4) (6.8 US$ bn) 9) Bangladesh (4 US$ bn) 9) (8.3 US$ bn)

5) Saudi Arabia (11 US$ bn) 5) China (6.5 US$ bn) 10) Belgium (3.5 US$ bn) 10) Germany (7 US$ bn) 24) Thailand24) (2 US$Thailand bn) (2 Bn $) Reference: www.gtis.com 23) Thailand (3.4 US $ bn) Fact sheet are updated monthly: Oct 2017