Republic of India
भारत गणराज्य

        India is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, spanning a period of more than 4000 years, and witnessing the fusion of several customs and traditions, which are reflective of the rich culture and heritage of the Country.

        India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of 7,517 kilometers (4,671 mi). It is bordered by Pakistan to the west; People's Republic of China (PRC), Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Indonesia in the Indian Ocean.

        India is a republic consisting of 28 states and seven union territories with a parliamentary system of democracy. It has the world's twelfth largest economy at market exchange rates and the fourth largest in purchasing power. Economic reforms since 1991 have transformed it into one of the fastest growing economies; however, it still suffers from high levels of poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition. A pluralistic, multilingual, and multiethnic society, India is also home to a diversity of wildlife in a variety of protected habitats.

Republic of India भारत गणराज्य
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National Emblem
Motto	Satyameva Jayate (Sanskrit) सत्यमेव जयते  (Devanāgarī)
Anthem	Jana Gana Mana
National Song	Vande Mataram
Capital	New Delhi
Other Major Cities	Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore
Official languages	Hindi, English
Constitutionally Recognised Languages	Assamese Bengali Bodo Dogri Gujarati Hindi Kannada Kashmiri Konkani Maithili Malayalam Manipuri Marathi Nepali Oriya Punjabi Sanskrit Santali Sindhi Tamil Telugu Urdu
Demonym	Indian
Government	Federal republic Parliamentary democracy
President	Pratibha Patil
Vice-President of India	Hamid Ansari
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Chief Justice	K. G. Balakrishnan
Legislature Sansad	Upper House Rajya Sabha Lower House Lok Sabha
Independence from United Kingdom	Declared 15 August 1947  Republic 26 January 1950
Area	Total 3,287,240 km2 (7th) 1,269,210 sq mi  Water (%) 9.56
Population	2008 estimate 1,147,995,904 (2nd) 2001 census 1,028,610,328
Density	349/km2 (32nd) 904/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2008 estimate	Total $3.288 trillion  Per capita $2,762
GDP (nominal) 2008 estimate	Total $1.209 trillion Per capita $1,016
Gini (2004)	36.8
HDI (2008)	0.609 (medium) (132)
Currency	Indian rupee (Rs.) (INR)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+5:30)
Drives on the	left
Internet TLD	.in
Calling code	+91

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