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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
"Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People"[2] [3]
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
Largest city
Mumbai
Official languages
Hindi
English
[show]
Recognised regional languages
8th Schedule[show]
National language
None
Demonym
Indian
Government
Federal parliamentary constitutional republic[1] -
President
Pranab Mukherjee -
Vice President
Mohammad Hamid Ansari -
Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh (INC) -
Speaker of the House
Meira Kumar (INC) -
Chief Justice
P. Sathasivam[6]
Legislature
Parliament of India -
Upper house
Rajya Sabha -
Lower house
Lok Sabha
Independence from the United Kingdom -
Dominion
15 August 1947 -
Republic
26 January 1950
Area
-
Total
3,287,263 km2[b] (7th)
1,269,219 sq mi -
Water (%)
9.6
Population -
2011 census
1,210,193,422[7] (2nd) -
Density
375/km2 (31st)
971.2/sq mi
GDP (PPP)
2012 estimate -
Total
$4.711 trillion[8] (3rd) -
Per capita
$3,851[8] (129th)
GDP (nominal)
2012 estimate -
Total
$1.825 trillion [9] (10th) -
Per capita
$1,592[8] (140th)
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 format dd-mm-yyyy (CE)
Drives on the left Calling code
+91
ISO 3166 code
IN
Internet TLD
.in
other