India This article is about the Republic of India. For other uses, see India (disambiguation). Republic of India Bharat Ganrajya Flag Emblem Motto: Satyameva Jayate( Sanskrit) Truth Alone Triumphs [ 1 ] Anthem: Jana Gana Mana Youre the ruler of our minds [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player. You can download the clipor download a playerto play the clip in your browser. National song: Vande Mataram I Bow to Thee, Mother [ a ] [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Area controlled by India shown in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled regions shown in light green. Capital New Delhi 28°36.8′N 77°12.5′E / 28.6133°N 77.2083°E Largest city Mumbai Official languages Hindi English Hindiin the Devanagariscript is the official languageof the Union. Englishis an additional co-official language for Government work. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] Recognised regional languages 8th Schedule Assamese Bengali Bodo Dogri Gujarati Hindi Kannada Kashmiri Konkani Maithili Malayalam Manipuri Marathi Nepali Oriya Punjabi Sanskrit Santali Sindhi Tamil Telugu Urdu [ 5 ] National languageNone Demonym Indian Government Federal parliamentary constitutional republic [ 1 ] - President Pranab Mukherjee - Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari - Prime Minister Narendra Modi( BJP) - Chief Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha [ 6 ] Legislature Parliament of India - Upper house Rajya Sabha - Lower house Lok Sabha Independencefrom the United Kingdom - Dominion15 August 1947 - Republic26 January 1950 Area - Total3,287,590 [ 7 ]km2 [ b ]( 7th) 1,269,346 sq mi - Water (%)9.6 Population - 2011 census1,210,193,444 [ 8 ]( 2nd) - Density378.2/km2( 31st) 979.6/sq mi GDP( PPP)2014 estimate - Total$5.425 trillion [ 9 ]( 3rd) - Per capita$4,307 [ 9 ]( 133rd) GDP(nominal)2014 estimate - Total$1.996 trillion [ 9 ]( 10th) - Per capita$1,584 [ 9 ]( 143rd) Gini(2010)33.9 [ 10 ] medium· 79th HDI(2012)0.554 [ 11 ] [ 12 ] medium· 136th (medium) Currency Indian rupee() ( INR) Time zone IST( UTC+05:30) - Summer ( DST)not observed( UTC+05:30) Date formatdd-mm-yyyy (CE) Drives on theleft Calling code +91 ISO 3166 code IN Internet TLD .in other TLDs . . . . . . . . . India( i / ˈ ɪ n d i ə /), officially theRepublic of India(Bharat Ganrajya), [ 13 ] [ c ]is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh- largestcountry by area, the second-most populouscountry with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracyin the world. Bounded by the Indian Oceanon the south, the Arabian Seaon the south-west, and the Bay of Bengalon the south-east, it shares land borders with Pakistanto the west; [ d ] China, Nepal, and Bhutanto the north-east; and Burmaand Bangladeshto the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lankaand the Maldives; in addition, Indias Andaman and Nicobar Islandsshare a maritime border with Thailandand Indonesia. Home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilisationand a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinentwas identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history. [ 14 ]Four world religions— Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism—originated here, whereas Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islamarrived in the 1st millennium CEand also helped shape the regions diverse culture. Gradually annexed by and brought under the administration of the British East India Companyfrom the early 18th century and administered directly by the United Kingdomfrom the mid-19th century, India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for next
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