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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 |...