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Republic of India
  • ভাৰত গণৰাজ্য (Assamese)
  • ভারতীয় প্রজাতন্ত্র (Bengali)
  • भारत गणराज्य (Bhojpuri)
  • ભારતીય ગણતંત્ર (Gujarati)
  • भारत गणराज्य (Hindi)
  • ಭಾರತ ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯ (Kannada)
  • ہِندوستان (Kashmiri)
  • भारत गणराज्य (Konkani)
  • ഭാരത മഹാരാജ്യം (Malayalam)
  • ভারত গণরাজ্য (Meitei Manipuri)
  • भारतीय प्रजासत्ताक (Marathi)
  • भारत गणराज्य (Nepali)
  • ଭାରତ ଗଣରାଜ୍ଯ (Oriya)
  • ਭਾਰਤ ਗਣਤੰਤਰ (Punjabi)
  • भारत महाराज्यम् (Sanskrit)
  • भारत गणराज्य, ڀارت، (Sindhi)
  • இந்தியக் குடியரசு (Tamil)
  • భారత గణతంత్ర రాజ్యము (Telugu)
  • جمہوریہ بھارت (Urdu)
  • (all 18 names are official)
भारत गणराज्य*
Bhārat Gaṇarājya
Motto: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit)
सत्यमेव जयते  (Devanāgarī)
"Truth Alone Triumphs"[1]
Anthem: Jana Gana Mana
Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people[2]
National Song[4]
Vande Mataram
I bow to thee, Mother[3]
Image of globe centred on India, with India highlighted.
Area controlled by India in dark green;
Claimed but uncontrolled territories in light green.
CapitalNew Delhi
28°36.8′N 77°12.5′E / 28.6133°N 77.2083°E / 28.6133; 77.2083
LargestMumbai
Official languages
  • Hindi in the Devanagari script is the official language of the Union[5] and English the "subsidiary official language".[6]
Recognised regional languages
National languagesNone defined by the
constitution.[8]
Demonym(s)Indian
GovernmentFederal constitutional
parliamentary democracy[9]
• President
Pratibha Patil
Manmohan Singh (INC)
S. H. Kapadia
LegislatureSansad
• Upper house
Rajya Sabha
• Lower house
Lok Sabha
Independence 
from the United Kingdom
• Declared
15 August 1947
• Republic
26 January 1950
Area
• 
3,287,240 km2 (1,269,210 sq mi)‡ (7th)
• Water (%)
9.56
Population
• 2024 estimate
1,210,193,444[10] (2nd)
• 2001 census
1,395,853,000[11]
• Density
424.6/km2 (1,099.7/sq mi) (31st)
GDP (PPP)2009 estimate
• Total
$3.526 trillion[12] (4th)
• Per capita
$2,941[12] (128th)
GDP (nominal)2009 estimate
• Total
$1.235 trillion[12] (11th)
• Per capita
$1,031[12] (139th)
Gini (2004)36.8[13]
Error: Invalid Gini value
HDI (2007)Increase0.612[14]
Error: Invalid HDI value (134th)
CurrencyIndian rupee () (INR)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+5:30 (not observed)
Date formatdd-mm-yyyy (AD)
Driving sideleft
Calling code91
ISO 3166 codeIN
Internet TLD.in
Non-numbered Footnotes:
  • * Bharat Ganarajya, that is, the Republic of India in Hindi,[9] written in the Devanagari 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 km2 (1,269,220 sq mi).[15]


References[edit]

  1. ^ "State Emblem -Inscription". National Informatics Centre(NIC). Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  2. ^ "National Anthem – Know India portal". National Informatics Centre(NIC). 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  3. ^ "National Song – Know India portal". National Informatics Centre(NIC). 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Constituent Assembly of India — Volume XII". parliamentofindia.nic.in, National Informatics Centre. National Informatics Centre(NIC). 24 January 1950. Retrieved 29 June 2007. The composition consisting of the words and music known as Jana Gana Mana is the National Anthem of India, subject to such alterations in the words as the Government may authorise as occasion arises; and the song Vande Mataram, which has played a historic part in the struggle for Indian freedom, shall be honoured equally with Jana Gana Mana and shall have equal status with it. {{cite web}}: More than one of |work= and |website= specified (help)
  5. ^ "The Union: Official Language". Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. National Informatics Centre(NIC). 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Notification No. 2/8/60-O.L., dated 27 April 1960". Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. National Informatics Centre(NIC). Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  7. ^ "Official Languages Resolution, 1968". Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. National Informatics Centre(NIC). Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference no national was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ a b "India at a Glance". Know India Portal. National Informatics Centre(NIC). Retrieved 7 December 2007.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference pop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "India at a glance: Population". Census of India, 2001. Government of India. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
  12. ^ a b c d "India". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  13. ^ "Field Listing — Distribution of family income — Gini index". The World Factbook. CIA. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
  14. ^ "Human Development Report 2009. Human development index trends: Table G" (PDF). The United Nations. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  15. ^ "Total Area of India" (PDF). Country Studies, India. Library of Congress – Federal Research Division. December 2004. Retrieved 3 September 2007. The country's exact size is subject to debate because some borders are disputed. The Indian government lists the total area as 3,287,260 km2 (1,269,220 sq mi) and the total land area as 3,060,500 km2 (1,181,700 sq mi); the United Nations lists the total area as 3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi) and total land area as 2,973,190 km2 (1,147,960 sq mi).
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