Disaster Risk Management Profile: Mumbai, India

Mumbai (known as Bombay until 1996) is located on the west coast of India
facing the Arabian Sea and is the capital of the state of Maharashtra. It is India’s
financial capital. India itself is a South Asian country bordering the Arabian Sea
and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan. It has a land area of
2,973,190 sq km on which live 1,065,070,607 people (July 2004 est.), making
India the second most populous country in the world after its neighbor China.
With a $3.319 trillion GDPppp (2004 est.)1, the Indian economy is the fourth
largest in the world, and is the world's second-fastest growing economy with an
average growth rate of 6% since 1990. It encompasses traditional village
farming, modern agriculture, handicrafts, a wide range of modern industries,
and a multitude of support services. However, the country has a continuing
public-sector budget deficit of an approximate 60% of GDP.