| Republic of India Bhārat Gaṇarājya |
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Motto:
"Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit)
"Truth Alone Triumphs" |
Anthem:
Jana Gana Mana
"Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People"
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National song:
Vande Mataram
"I Bow to Thee, Mother"[a] |
Area controlled by India is in dark green.
Claimed but uncontrolled regions are in light green. |
| Capital | New Delhi
28°36.8′N77°12.5′E / 28.6133°N 77.2083°E / 28.6133; 77.2083 |
| Largest city | Mumbai |
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| Official language(s) | - Hindi in the Devanagari script is the official language of the Union and English an additional language for official work.
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| Recognised regional languages | |
| National language(s) | none |
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| Demonym | Indian |
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| Government | Federalparliamentary
constitutional republic |
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| - | President | Pranab Mukherjee |
| - | Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Legislature | Parliament of India |
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| - | Upper house | Rajya Sabha |
| - | Lower house | Lok Sabha |
| Independence | from the United Kingdom |
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| - | Dominion | 15 August 1947 |
| - | Republic | 26 January 1950 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 3,287,263 km2 [b](7th)
1,269,219 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 9.56 |
| Population |
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| - | 2011 census | 1,210,193,422 (2nd) |
| - | Density | 369.5/km2 (31st)
957.1/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $4.457 trillion[5] (3rd) |
| - | Per capita | $3,693[5] (129th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $1.676 trillion[5] (11th) |
| - | Per capita | $1,388[5] (140th) |
| Gini (2004) | 36.8 (79th) |
| HDI (2011) |  0.547 (medium) (134th) |
| Currency | Indian rupee ( ) (INR) |
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| Time zone | IST(UTC+05:30) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+05:30) |
| Date formats | dd-mm-yyyy (AD) |
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| Drives on the | left |
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| ISO 3166 code | IN |
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| Internet TLD | .in |
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| Calling code | 91 |
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