| Official Name
|
Bharat (Hindi), Republic of
India (English) |
| Capital
|
New Delhi |
| Population
|
1, 027, 015, 247 (2001
Census) |
| Area
|
3.3 million square kilometers |
| Geographical
Location |
Lies between latitudes 8 ° 4'
and 37 ° 6 ' north and longitudes 68 ° 7 ' and 97° 25' east |
| Coastline
Length |
7600 km |
| Languages
|
India has two National
languages (Central administrative). They are English (associate
official) and Hindi (in the Devanagiri script). The Indian
Constitution also officially recognizes 22 regional languages. |
| Major
Religions |
Hinduism, Islam,
Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism |
| Literacy
|
65.38% |
| National
Anthem |
Jan gana mana written by
Rabindranath Tagore |
| National Song
|
Vande Mataram, composed in
Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji |
| National
Emblem |
Replica of the Lion Capital
of Sarnath |
| National Flag
|
Horizontal tricolor in equal
proportion of deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark
green at the bottom. In the center of the white band is a wheel in
navy blue color |
| National
Animal |
Tiger (Panthera tigris) |
| National Bird
|
Peacock |
| National
Flower |
Lotus |
| National Tree
|
Banyan |
| National Fruit
|
Mango |
| National
Currency |
Rupee (One Rupee=100 paise) |
| National Sport
|
Hockey |
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