India
Republic of India
भारत गणराज्य*Bhārat Gaṇarājya
Flag
National Emblem
Motto: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit)सत्यमेव जयते (Devanāgarī)"Truth Alone Triumphs"
Republic of India
भारत गणराज्य*Bhārat Gaṇarājya
Flag
National Emblem
Motto: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit)सत्यमेव जयते (Devanāgarī)"Truth Alone Triumphs"
[2]National Song : Vande MataramI bow to thee, Mother[3]
Capital New Delhi28°36.8′N 77°12.5′E / 28.6133°N 77.2083°E / 28.6133; 77.2083
Largest city Mumbai
Official languages Hindi, English[show]
Hindi in the Devanagari script is the official language of the Union and English the "subsidiary official language".
Recognised regional languages 8th Schedule:[show]
AssameseBengaliBodoDogriGujaratiHindiKannadaKashmiriKonkaniMaithiliMalayalamManipuriMarathiNepaliOriyaPunjabiSanskritSantaliSindhiTamilTeluguUrdu[7]
National languages None defined by theconstitution.
Demonym
Indian
Government
Federal republic,Parliamentary democracy[9]
-
President Pratibha Patil
-
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
-
Chief Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
Legislature Sansad
-
Upper House Rajya Sabha
-
Lower House Lok Sabha
Independence from the United Kingdom
-
Declared 15 August 1947
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Republic 26 January 1950
Area Total 3,287,240 km2 ‡(7th)1,269,210 sq mi
Water (%) 9.56
Population - 2010 estimate 1,176,622,000[10] (2nd) - 2001 census 1,028,610,328[11]
Density 357.9/km2 (32nd)927.1/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2009 estimate Total $3.298 trillion[12] (4th)
Per capita $2,930[12] (130th)
GDP (nominal) 2009 estimate Total $1.242 trillion[12] (12th)
Per capita $1,017[12] (143rd)
Gini (2004) 36.8[13]
HDI (2007) 0.612[14] (medium) (134th)
Currency Indian rupee (₨) (INR)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Capital New Delhi28°36.8′N 77°12.5′E / 28.6133°N 77.2083°E / 28.6133; 77.2083
Largest city Mumbai
Official languages Hindi, English[show]
Hindi in the Devanagari script is the official language of the Union and English the "subsidiary official language".
Recognised regional languages 8th Schedule:[show]
AssameseBengaliBodoDogriGujaratiHindiKannadaKashmiriKonkaniMaithiliMalayalamManipuriMarathiNepaliOriyaPunjabiSanskritSantaliSindhiTamilTeluguUrdu[7]
National languages None defined by theconstitution.
Demonym
Indian
Government
Federal republic,Parliamentary democracy[9]
-
President Pratibha Patil
-
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
-
Chief Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
Legislature Sansad
-
Upper House Rajya Sabha
-
Lower House Lok Sabha
Independence from the United Kingdom
-
Declared 15 August 1947
-
Republic 26 January 1950
Area Total 3,287,240 km2 ‡(7th)1,269,210 sq mi
Water (%) 9.56
Population - 2010 estimate 1,176,622,000[10] (2nd) - 2001 census 1,028,610,328[11]
Density 357.9/km2 (32nd)927.1/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2009 estimate Total $3.298 trillion[12] (4th)
Per capita $2,930[12] (130th)
GDP (nominal) 2009 estimate Total $1.242 trillion[12] (12th)
Per capita $1,017[12] (143rd)
Gini (2004) 36.8[13]
HDI (2007) 0.612[14] (medium) (134th)
Currency Indian rupee (₨) (INR)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Summer (DST)
not observed (UTC+5:30)
Drives on the left
Internet TLD .in
Calling code 91
Non-numbered Footnotes:[show]
* Bharat Ganarajya, that is, the Republic of India in Hindi,[9] written in the Devanāgarī script. See also other official names‡ This is the figure as per the United Nations though the Indian government lists the total area as 3,287,260 square kilometres.[15]
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of 7,517 kilometres (4,700 mi).[16] It is bordered by Pakistan to the west;[17] China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, and the Maldives in the Indian Ocean.
Home to the Indus Valley Civilisation and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history.[18] Four major religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated here, while Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam arrived in the first millennium CE and shaped the region's diverse culture. Gradually annexed by the British East India Company from the early eighteenth century and colonised by the United Kingdom from the mid-nineteenth century, India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by widespread non-violent resistance.[19]
India is a republic consisting of 28 states and seven union territories with a parliamentary system of democracy. It has the world's twelfth largest economy at market exchange rates and the fourth largest in purchasing power. Economic reforms since 1991 have transformed it into one of the fastest growing economies;[20] however, it still suffers from high levels of poverty,[21] illiteracy, disease, and malnutrition. A pluralistic, multilingual, and multiethnic society, India is also home to a diversity of wildlife in a variety of protected habitats
not observed (UTC+5:30)
Drives on the left
Internet TLD .in
Calling code 91
Non-numbered Footnotes:[show]
* Bharat Ganarajya, that is, the Republic of India in Hindi,[9] written in the Devanāgarī script. See also other official names‡ This is the figure as per the United Nations though the Indian government lists the total area as 3,287,260 square kilometres.[15]
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of 7,517 kilometres (4,700 mi).[16] It is bordered by Pakistan to the west;[17] China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, and the Maldives in the Indian Ocean.
Home to the Indus Valley Civilisation and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history.[18] Four major religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated here, while Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam arrived in the first millennium CE and shaped the region's diverse culture. Gradually annexed by the British East India Company from the early eighteenth century and colonised by the United Kingdom from the mid-nineteenth century, India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by widespread non-violent resistance.[19]
India is a republic consisting of 28 states and seven union territories with a parliamentary system of democracy. It has the world's twelfth largest economy at market exchange rates and the fourth largest in purchasing power. Economic reforms since 1991 have transformed it into one of the fastest growing economies;[20] however, it still suffers from high levels of poverty,[21] illiteracy, disease, and malnutrition. A pluralistic, multilingual, and multiethnic society, India is also home to a diversity of wildlife in a variety of protected habitats
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