Republic of India
Bhārat Gaṇarājya |
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 Area controlled by India shown in dark green;
claimed but uncontrolled regions shown in light green. |
| Capital | New Delhi
28°36.8′N77°12.5′E / 28.6133°N 77.2083°E / 28.6133; 77.2083 |
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| Largest city | Mumbai
18°58′30″N72°49′33″E / 18.97500°N 72.82583°E / 18.97500; 72.82583 |
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| Official languages | |
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| Recognised regional languages | |
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| National language | None[8][9] |
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| Religion | 79.8% Hinduism
14.2% Islam
2.3% Christianity
1.7% Sikhism
0.7% Buddhism
0.4% Jainism
0.9% others[c][10] |
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| Demonym | Indian |
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| Government | Federalparliamentary
constitutional republic |
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| Pranab Mukherjee |
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| Mohammad Hamid Ansari |
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| Narendra Modi |
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| Jagdish Singh Khehar[11] |
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| Sumitra Mahajan |
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| Legislature | Parliament of India |
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| Rajya Sabha |
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| Lok Sabha |
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| Independence from United Kingdom |
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| 15 August 1947 |
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| 26 January 1950 |
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| Area |
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• Total | 3,287,263[5] km2 (1,269,219 sq mi)[d] (7th) |
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• Water (%) | 9.6 |
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| Population |
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• 2017 estimate | 1,326,572,000[12] (2nd) |
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• 2011 census | 1,210,854,977[13][14] (2nd) |
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• Density | 392.8/km2 (1,017.3/sq mi) (31st) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
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• Total | $9.489 trillion[15] (3rd) |
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• Per capita | $7,153[15] (122nd) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
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• Total | $2.454 trillion[15] (7th) |
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• Per capita | $1,850[15] (141st) |
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| Gini (2013) | 33.9[16]
medium · 79th |
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| HDI (2015) |  0.624[17]
medium · 131st |
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| Currency | Indian rupee (₹) (INR) |
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| Time zone | IST(UTC+05:30) |
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| DST is not observed |
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| Date format | DD-MM-YYYY |
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| Drives on the | left |
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| Calling code | +91 |
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| ISO 3166 code | IN |
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| Internet TLD | .in |
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