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..and ~1 Billion Hindus, which is the Population of all of Europe, the US & Indonesia combined.
where do indians get leather from if cows are sacred? >

Not all Indians are Hindu >

80% are, according to census data. It's of course not all, but the vast, vast majority. >

That still leaves 278 million nonhindus. Even if it's a small percentage, it's still a huge number of people thanks to India's large population
Some context, that's more than the population of Indonesia, which is the 4th most populated country