24 May 2010

India's States and Europe's Countries: Population

Here is a comparison of the population of India's states and European countries:

European Country
Population (crores)
1. Germany
8.2
2. France
6.3
3. Britain
6.2
4. Italy
6.0
5. Spain
4.7

Indian State
Population (crores)
1. Uttar Pradesh
19.7
2. Maharashtra
11.2
3. Bihar
10.0
4. West Bengal
9.0
5. Andhra Pradesh
8.4
6. Madhya Pradesh
7.1
7. Rajasthan
6.8
8. Tamil Nadu
6.6
9. Karnataka
5.9
10. Gujarat
5.8

14 May 2010

Technology, Economy, Politics, Culture - 2

Karl Marx in the preface to his "A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy" (1859):

1. In the social production of their existence, men inevitably enter into definite relations, which are independent of their will, namely relations of production appropriate to a given stage in the development of their material forces of production.

2. The totality of these relations of production constitutes the economic structure of society, the real foundation, on which arises a legal and political superstructure and to which correspond definite forms of social consciousness.

3. The mode of production of material life conditions the general process of social, political and intellectual life.

4. It is not the consciousness of men that determines their existence, but their social existence that determines their consciousness.

5. The changes in the economic foundation lead sooner or later to the transformation of the whole immense superstructure.

6. In broad outline, the tribal, ancient, feudal and capitalist modes of production may be designated as epochs marking progress in the economic development of society.

See "Technology, Economy, Politics, Culture" (T-E-P-C)

08 May 2010

Degree of Urbanisation: India and Other Countries

Q: How much of India is urban?
A: 30%

Here are some countries and their degree of urbanisation:

Country
Urban Population
India
30%
China
43%
Indonesia
52%
Japan
66%
Russia
73%
Germany
74%
France
77%
America
82%
Brazil
86%
Britain
90%

Data from CIA's The World Factbook. The definition of "urban" is different for different countries.