- Strategic
location giving easy accessibility to the western, middle-east
and African markets
- As
per Census 2001, the population of Gujarat stood at 5,05,96,992 constituting
4.93% of that of India.
- The
population density of Gujarat now works out to 258
persons per sq. km as against the national average of 324 persons
per sq. km.
- The
average literacy rate in the state works out to 69.97%, of which male
literacy accounts for as high as 80.50%
- Longest
coastline among all states in India - 1600 Kms, dotted with 41 ports
-- 1 major, 11 intermediate and 29 minor. Mundra, a recently
commissioned port offers 15 metres of permissible draft, the maximum
in India
- Rich heritage
of entrepreneurial skill
- High level of industrialisation:
Investment equivalent to US$ 26 billion
underway
- Offering a highly
productive and peaceful workforce in the country
- Present power generating capacity
8,615 MW - plans afoot to raise it to
11,242 MW by 2007 AD
- Excellent
road network - length exceeding 73,600 Kms linking all the regions
of the State
- An efficient
rail network connecting all important centres in the state - rail
length 5,227 Kms
- Highest
number of Airports - 10 - among all the states in India with Ahmedabad
an international airport
- Second
highest in India in terms of industrial production, lignite,
petroleum and moulding sand
- Fourth
highest in India in overall mining of minerals
- Largest
deposits of fluorite, agate and chalk
- Contributing almost 100%
of Acrilonitrile, Cyanide Salts, PMMA, PP, Melamine, Sodium Bi-carbonate
and Phosphorus and as much as over 80%
of Soda Ash, Xylene, Elastomer and LDPE in country's total production
- Quality
network of educational institutions
- Excellent
law and order situation
- Professional
approach of the Government and Civil service
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