Republic of India |
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Motto: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit) "Truth Alone Triumphs" |
Anthem: "Jana Gana Mana"[2][3] "Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People"[2]
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National song "Vande Mataram" (Sanskrit) "I Bow to Thee, Mother"[a][2] |
![Image of a globe centred on India, with India highlighted.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/India_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg/250px-India_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg.png) Area controlled by India shown in dark green; regions claimed but not controlled shown in light green |
Capital | New Delhi 28°36′50″N77°12′30″E / 28.61389°N 77.20833°E / 28.61389; 77.20833 |
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Official languages | |
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Recognised national languages | None[8][9][10] |
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Recognised regional languages | |
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Native languages | 447 languages[c] |
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Religion (2011) | |
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Demonym(s) | Indian |
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Membership | |
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Government | Federalparliamentaryconstitutional republic |
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| Ram Nath Kovind |
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| Venkaiah Naidu |
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| Narendra Modi |
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| N. V. Ramana |
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Legislature | Parliament |
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| Rajya Sabha |
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| Lok Sabha |
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| 15 August 1947 |
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| 26 January 1950 |
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• Total | 3,287,263[2] km2 (1,269,219 sq mi)[d] (7th) |
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• Water (%) | 9.6 |
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• 2018 estimate | 1,352,642,280[15][16] (2nd) |
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• 2011 census | 1,210,854,977[17][18] (2nd) |
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• Density | 412.3/km2 (1,067.9/sq mi) (19th) |
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GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate |
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• Total | $10.207 trillion[19] (3rd) |
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• Per capita | $7,333[19] (122nd) |
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GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
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• Total | $3.050 trillion[19] (6th) |
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• Per capita | $2,191[19] (145th) |
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Gini (2011) | 35.7[20] medium · 98th |
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HDI (2019) | 0.645[21] medium · 131st |
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Currency | Indian rupee (₹) (INR) |
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Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
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| DST is not observed |
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Date format | |
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Mains electricity | 230 V–50 Hz |
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Driving side | left[22] |
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Calling code | +91 |
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ISO 3166 code | IN |
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Internet TLD | .in (others) |
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