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Bhārat Ganarājya: Republic of India भभभभ भभभभभभभ

India is officially called the Republic of India. It is located in South Asia and is the seventh largest country by area and the second most populous country with over 1.2 billion people. India is a federal parliamentary constitutional republic and the most populous democracy in the world. It has a long history as the location of ancient civilizations and empires and is known for its cultural and commercial wealth.

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Bhārat Ganarājya: Republic of India भभभभ भभभभभभभ

India is officially called the Republic of India. It is located in South Asia and is the seventh largest country by area and the second most populous country with over 1.2 billion people. India is a federal parliamentary constitutional republic and the most populous democracy in the world. It has a long history as the location of ancient civilizations and empires and is known for its cultural and commercial wealth.

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This article is about the Republic of India. For other uses, see India (disambiguation).

Republic of India
भभभभ भभभभभभभ*
Bhārat Ganarājya

Flag National Emblem

Motto: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit)


सतयमेव जयते (Devanāgarī)
"Truth Alone Triumphs"[1]

Anthem:

Jana Gana Mana


[2]
Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people

National Song[4]
Vande Mataram
[3]
I bow to thee, Mother

Area controlled by India in dark green;


Claimed but uncontrolled territories in light green

New Delhi
Capital 28°36.8′N 77°12.5′E / 28.6133°N
77.2083°E
Largest city Mumbai
Official language(s) Hindi, English[show]
Recognised
8th Schedule:[show]
regional languages
None defined by the
National languages
constitution.[8]
Demonym Indian
Federal parliamentary
Government
constitutional republic[9]
- President Pratibha Patil
- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (INC)
- Speaker of the House Meira Kumar (INC)
- Chief Justice S. H. Kapadia
Legislature Sansad
- 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 ‡(7th)
-
1,269,210 sq mi
- Water (%) 9.56
Population
- 2010 estimate 1,189,703,000[10] (2nd)
- 2001 census 1,028,610,328[11]
361.9/km2 (31st)
- Density
937.4/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate
- Total $3.862 trillion[12] (4th)
- Per capita $3,176[12] (127th)
GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate
- Total $1.367 trillion[12] (11th)
- Per capita $1,124[12] (142nd)
Gini (2004) 36.8[13] (79th)
HDI (2010) 0.519[14] (medium) (119th)
Currency Indian rupee ( ) (INR)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+5:30)
Date formats dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drives on the left
ISO 3166 code IN
Internet TLD .in
Calling code 91
Non-numbered Footnotes:[show]

India (/ˈɪndiə/ ( listen)), officially the Republic of India (Hindi: भारत गणराजय Bhārat
Gaṇarājya; see also official names of India), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-
largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2
billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world.[16] Mainland India is
bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of
Bengal on the east; and it is bordered by Pakistan to the west;[note] Bhutan, the People's
Republic of China and Nepal to the north; and Bangladesh and Burma to the east. In the
Indian Ocean, mainland India and the Lakshadweep Islands are in the vicinity of Sri
Lanka and the Maldives, while India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share maritime
border with Thailand and the Indonesian island of Sumatra in the Andaman Sea.[17] India
has a coastline of 7,517 kilometres (4,700 mi).[18]

Home to the ancient 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.[19] Four of the world's major religions—Hinduism,
Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism—originated here, while Zoroastrianism, Judaism

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