Profile of Kerala a unique state in India

Profile of Kerala a unique state in India situated along the tropical Malabar Coast.

-Highest human development index (HDI), literacy rate, life expectancy and lowest population growth in India

-Extremely multicultural and multireligious: 55% Hindu, 27% Muslim, 18% Christian

-Kerala has a communist state government yet also has an electoral system... hence the term "democratic communism"

-Gets massive monsoon rains in June-Aug and contains large areas of rainforest.

-Has been a key stop on global trade routes for centuries

Kerala's Democratic Communism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3AlXiCtaB8