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INFORMATION: INDIA basical informative bit






                    ABOUT INDIA

 

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%

President

Prathibha Patil

Prime Minister

Dr. Manmohan Singh

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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