About India India is a fascinating country with a rich and diverse heritage. A very densely populated country, India just recently exceeded the one billion population mark with a land size just one-third that of the United States. While only 11 percent is Muslim, this represents one of the largest concentrations of Muslims in the world. India is one of the world's oldest inhabited countries. While many people in India speak English and Hindi, there are 18 official languages and over 1600 minor languages and dialects.
Agriculture is the backbone of the economy.
A very large proportion of the population is poor. A great variety of wildlife can be found in India, including lions, tigers, leopards, panthers, elephants and rhinoceroses. The Adventist work began in India around 1893 when colporteurs first began working in the southern part of the country. From that point to 1992 the church grew to only 184,297 members. Recently, the Adventist Church in India has been growing rapidly.