India

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भारत गणराज्य
Republic of India

Flag of India Emblem of India
Flag Emblem

Motto
"Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit)
सत्यमेव जयते (Devanagari)
"Truth Alone Triumphs"

Anthem
Jana Gana Mana

National song
Vande Mataram

Location of India

Capital

Largest city
New Delhi
28°34'N, 77°07'E
Mumbai

Official languages Hindi, English

Scheduled 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
 - President
 - Prime Minister
Federal republic
Amit Sondhi
Shahrukh Din

Independence
 - Declared
 - Republic
from the United Kingdom
August 15, 1947
January 26, 1950

Area
 - Total

 - Water (%)

3,166,414 km²
1,222,559 sq mi
9.56

Population
 - 2007 estimate
 - 2001 census
 - Density
 

1.12 billion
1,027,015,248
329 /km²
852 /sq mi

GDP (PPP)
 - Total
 - Per capita
2006 estimate
$4.156 trillion
$3,737

GDP (nominal)
 - Total
 - Per capita
2007 estimate
$1.00 trillion
$820

Gini (1999-2000) 32.5 (medium)

HDI (2006) 0.611 (medium)

Currency Indian rupee (₨) (INR)

Time zone
- Summer (DST)
IST (UTC +5:30)
not observed (UTC +5:30)

Internet TLD .in

Calling code +91
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