- Official name : Republic of India
- Capital : New Delhi
- Area : 3,287,263 sq km
- 9.56% covered by water
- Population : 1,210,193,422
- Male : 623724248 (51.53%)
- Female : 586489174 (48.47%)
- Population Density : 382 per sq km
- Sex-Ratio : 940 females/1000 males
- Child Sex-Ratio (0-6) : 914 girls/1000 boys
- Literacy Rate : 74.04%
- Male : 82.14%
- Female : 65.46%
- Independence from the UK
- Declared : 15 August 1947
- Republic : 26 January 1950
- Motto : "Satyameva Jayate" (Truth Alone Triumphs)
- National Anthem : "Jana Gana Mana" (Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people)
- National Song : "Vande Mataram" (I bow to thee, Mother)
- No of States : 28
- No of Union Territories : 7
- Largest City : Mumbai
- Official Languages : Hindi, English
- Demonym : Indian
- Government : Federal, Parliamentary Constitutional Republic
- Legislature : Parliament of India (Bharat ki Sansad)
- Upper House : Rajya Sabha (Council of States)
- Lower House : Lok Sabha (House of the People)
- Members of Rajya Sabha : 245
- Members of Lok Sabha: 545
- Currency : Rupee [INR] (
) - Time Zone : Indian Standard Time (IST)
- Coordinated Universal Time (UCT) +5:30
- Date Format : dd/mm/yyyy
- Drives on : Left
- Internet TLD (Top Level Domain) : .in
- Calling Code : +91
National Symbols
- Flag : Tricolour
- Emblem : Sarnath Lion Capital of Asokha
- Calendar : Saka
- Game : Hockey
- Flower : Lotus
- Fruit : Mango
- Tree : Banyan
- Bird : Indian Peafowl
- Land Animal : Royal Bengal Tiger
- Aquatic Animal : River Dolphin
- River : Ganges
Current Post As on April2012
- President : Pratibha Devisingh Patil
- Vice-President (Speaker of Rajya Sabha) : Mohammad Hamid Ansari
- Prime Minister : Dr Manmohan Singh
- Speaker of Rajya Sabha : Mohammad Hamid Ansari
- Speaker of Lok Sabha : Meira Kumar
- Chief Justice : SH Kapadia
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