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1
Q

What is the biggest city in India and what is the population of the city?

A

Mumbai is the biggest city

The population of Mumbai is 12.5 million

2
Q

How has Mumbai changed over the years?

A

It used to be a small fishing village surrounded by mangrove swamps which developed into a port city and an industrial city

3
Q

How does the harbour allow Mumbai to develop?

A

It has a naturally deep harbour so it is more accessible to large modern container ships
On the west coast of India facing important markets (middle east and international markets in Europe)

4
Q

What percentage of India’s international trade is handled by the Mumbai docks?

A

25%

5
Q

Mumbai’s transport infrastructure

A

Very well connected to the rest of the country
Extensive roads
Rail network
Busiest international airport

6
Q

Mumbai generates how much of India’s GDP?

A

1/6

7
Q

What percentage of industrial jobs are in Mumbai?

A

10%

8
Q

What percentage of India’s exports come from Mumbai?

A

40%

9
Q

How many commuters do suburban trains carry every day and year?

A
Day = 7.5 million 
Year = 2.5 billion
10
Q

What are the result of really crowded railways?

A

Up to 636 ppl were killed in a year by falling into the tracks