· Official name : Republic of India · Capital : New Delhi · Area : 3,287,2...
· 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
Source : http://wikipedia.org/, Via rmssa.blogspot.in
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