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Republic of IndiaBhārat Gaṇarājya |
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Flag | Emblem |
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Motto:
"Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit)
"Truth Alone Triumphs"[1] |
Anthem:
Jana Gana Mana
"Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People"[2] |
National song:
Vande Mataram
"I Bow to Thee, Mother"[a][1] |
Area controlled by India is in dark green.
Claimed but uncontrolled regions are in light green. |
Capital | New Delhi
28°36.8′N 77°12.5′E |
Largest city | Mumbai |
Official language(s) | Hindi, English[show] |
Recognised regional languages | Eighth Schedule[show] |
National language(s) | none[3] |
Demonym | Indian |
Government | Federal parliamentary
constitutional republic[1] |
- | President | Pranab Mukherjee |
- | Vice President | Mohammad Hamid Ansari |
- | Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh (INC) |
- | Speaker of the House | Meira Kumar (INC) |
- | Chief Justice | Altamas Kabir[4] |
Legislature | Parliament of India |
- | Upper house | Rajya Sabha |
- | Lower house | Lok Sabha |
Independence | from the United Kingdom |
- | Dominion | 15 August 1947 |
- | Republic | 26 January 1950 |
Area |
- | Total | 3,287,263 km2 [b](7th)
1,269,219 sq mi |
- | Water (%) | 9.56 |
Population |
- | 2011 census | 1,210,193,422[5] (2nd) |
- | Density | 370.8/km2 (31st)
960.3/sq mi |
GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
- | Total | $4.457 trillion[6] (3rd) |
- | Per capita | $3,693[6] (129th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
- | Total | $1.848 trillion[7] (10th) |
- | Per capita | $1,388[6] (140th) |
Gini (2004) | 36.8[8] (79th) |
HDI (2011) | 0.547[9] (medium) (134th) |
Currency | Indian rupee () (INR) |
Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
- | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+05:30) |
Date formats | dd-mm-yyyy (AD) |
Drives on the | left |
ISO 3166 code | IN |
Internet TLD | .inother TLDs[show] |
Calling code | 91 |...