Believe It Or Not: 10 Most Interesting Facts About India

Suicides: India records one of the highest suicide rates in the world and to make things worse youths commit it more than the aged. According to 2012 reports, India witnessed total suicides of 135,445 and from this number students rate the highest. India also has the highest farmer suicides due to debt and famine. When you look at suicides, you may think the educated escape this nightmare but according to reports, it is the educated people who succumb to this course more than the illiterate.

The most expensive home: The most expensive home in the world is in India and it belongs to Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in the country. Whether to take this as a pride or shame for the nation is left for the people to decide. However, one must know that the amount it took to build this home, which was $1 billion, is a few thousands short of the total GDP of Somalia. Somalia as a country has a total GDP of $1.3 billion.

A land of billionaires: India has 65 billionaires and even more number of millionaires. It is something that this nation can pride in but at the same time is really sad because the poor are still in the same state they were decades back. Out of the 65 billionaires, the 25 richest people’s total wealth when combined equals the total GDP of Ukraine. Ukraine’s total GDP is about $176.2 billion. So, India is a land that is not short of money just lacks uncorrupt officials to drive the country’s economy.

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