['< sod > the number of ngos in the [ [ united states ] ] is estimated at 1. 5 million. < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. humanrights. gov / 2012 / 01 / 12 / fact - sheet - non - governmental - organizations - ngos - in - the - united - states / | title = fact sheet : non - governmental organizations ( ngos ) in the united states « | publisher = humanrights. gov | date = january 12, 2012 | accessdate = 2013 - 12 - 24 } } < / ref > [ [ russia ] ] has 277, 000 ngos. < ref > { { cite news | title = hobbled ngos wary of medvedev | date = may 7, 2008 | work = chicago tribune | url = http : / / articles. chicagotribune. com / 2008 - 05 - 07 / news / 0805060608 _ 1 _ civil - society - russian - authorities - russian - president - vladimir - putin } } < / ref > [ [ india ] ] is estimated to have had around 2 million ngos in 2009, just over one ngo per 600 indians, and many times the number of primary schools and primary health centres in india. < ref > { { cite web | title = india : more ngos, than schools and health centres | work = [ http : / / www. oneworld. net / oneworld. net ] | date = july 7, 2010 | url = http : / / southasia. oneworld. net / todaysheadlines / india - more - ngos - than - schools - and - health - centres | accessdate = 2011 - 10 - 07 } } < / ref > < ref > { { cite news | title = first official estimate : an ngo for every 400 people in india | work = information the indian express | date = july 7, 2010 | url = http : / / www. indianexpress. com / news / first - official - estimate - an - ngo - for - every - 400 - people - in - india / 643302 / } } < / ref > < eod > < sod > the number of ngos in the [ [ united states ] ] is estimated at 177million. < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. humanrights. gov / 2012 / 01 / 12 / fact - sheet - non - governmental - organizations - ngos - in - the - united - states / | title = fact sheet : non - governmental organizations ( ngos ) in the united states « | publisher = humanrights. gov | date = january 12, 2012 | accessdate = 2013 - 12 - 24 } } < / ref > [ [ russia ] ] has 277, 000 ngos. < ref > { { cite news | title = hobbled ngos wary of medvedev | date = may 7, 2008 | work = chicago tribune | url = http : / / articles. chicagotribune. com / 2008 - 05 - 07 / news / 0805060608 _ 1 _ civil - society - russian - authorities - russian - president - vladimir - putin } } < / ref > [ [ india ] ] is estimated to have had around 2 million ngos in 2009, just over one ngo per 600 indians, and many times the number of primary schools and primary health centres in india. < ref > { { cite web | title = india : more ngos, than schools and health centres | work = [ http : / / www. oneworld. net / oneworld. net ] | date = july 7, 2010 | url = http : / / southasia. oneworld. net / todaysheadlines / india - more - ngos - than - schools - and - health - centres | accessdate = 2011 - 10 - 07 } } < / ref > < ref > { { cite news | title = first official estimate : an ngo for every 400 people in india | work = the indian express | date = july 7, 2010 | url = http : / / www. indianexpress. com / news / first - official - estimate - an - ngo - for - every - 400 - people - in - india / 643302 / } } < / ref > < eod >']