Saturday 29 December 2012

About India


India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world.Wikipedia
Capital: New Delhi
Dialing code: 91
National anthem: Jana Gana Mana
GDP: 1.848 trillion USD (2011) World Bank
Official language: Hindi Language, English Language
Government: Parliamentary system, Democracy, Republic,Constitutional republic, Federal republic


Republic of India
Bhārat Gaṇarājya
Horizontal tricolour flag bearing, from top to bottom, deep saffron, white, and green horizontal bands. In the centre of the white band is a navy-blue wheel with 24 spokes.Three lions facing left, right, and toward viewer, atop a frieze containing a galloping horse, a 24-spoke wheel, and an elephant. Underneath is a motto: "सत्यमेव जयते".
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Motto: 
"Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit)
   "Truth Alone Triumphs"[1]
Anthem: 
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Jana Gana Mana
   "Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People"[2]
National song:
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Vande Mataram
        "I Bow to Thee, Mother"[a][1]
Image of a globe centred on India, with India highlighted.
Area controlled by India is in dark green.
Claimed but uncontrolled regions are in light green.
CapitalNew Delhi
28°36.8′N 77°12.5′E
Largest cityMumbai
Official languages
Recognised regional languages
National language(s)none[3]
DemonymIndian
GovernmentFederal parliamentary
constitutional republic[1]
 - PresidentPranab Mukherjee
 - Vice PresidentMohammad Hamid Ansari
 - Prime MinisterManmohan Singh (INC)
 - Speaker of the HouseMeira Kumar (INC)
 - Chief JusticeAltamas Kabir[4]
LegislatureParliament of India
 - Upper houseRajya Sabha
 - Lower houseLok Sabha
Independencefrom the United Kingdom 
 - Dominion15 August 1947 
 - Republic26 January 1950 
Area
 - Total3,287,263 km2 [b](7th)
1,269,219 sq mi 
 - Water (%)9.56
Population
 - 2011 census1,210,193,422[5] (2nd)
 - Density371.5/km2 (31st)
962.2/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)Increase0.547[9] (medium) (134th)
CurrencyIndian rupee (INR) (INR)
Time zoneIST (UTC+05:30)
 - Summer (DST)not observed (UTC+05:30)
Date formatsdd-mm-yyyy (AD)
Drives on theleft
Calling code91
ISO 3166 codeIN
Internet TLD.in



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