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Republic of India
Bhārat Gaṇarājya
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|---|---|
| Motto: Satyameva Jayate (Sanskrit)
"Truth Alone Triumphs"
[1]
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| Anthem: Jana Gana Mana (Hindi)[a][2][3] "Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People"[4][2] |
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| National song: Vande Mataram (Sanskrit)[c] "I Bow to Thee, Mother"[b][1][2] |
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Territory controlled by India
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| Capital | New Delhi 28°36′50″N 77°12′30″E / 28.61389°N 77.20833°E / 28.61389; 77.20833 |
| Largest city by city proper population | Mumbai |
| Largest city by metropolitan area population | Delhi |
| Official languages | |
| Recognised regional languages |
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| Native languages | 424 languages[g] |
| Religion
(2011)
[11]
|
|
| Demonym(s) | |
| Government | Federal parliamentary republic |
| Droupadi Murmu | |
| Narendra Modi | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Rajya Sabha | |
| Lok Sabha | |
| Independence
from the
United Kingdom
|
|
|
•
Dominion
|
15 August 1947 |
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•
Republic
|
26 January 1950 |
| Area | |
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• Total
|
3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi)[2][h] (7th) |
|
• Water (%)
|
9.6 |
| Population | |
|
• 2023 estimate
|
 1,428,627,663[13] (1st) |
|
• 2011 census
|
1,210,854,977[14][15] (2nd) |
|
• Density
|
428.7/km2 (1,110.3/sq mi) (30th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate |
|
• Total
|
 $17.36 trillion[16][17] (3rd) |
|
• Per capita
|
$11,940[16] (119th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$4.27 trillion[16] (5th) |
|
• Per capita
|
$2,940[16] (138th) |
| Gini (2021) |  32.8[18]medium inequality |
| HDI (2022) | 0.644[19] medium (134th) |
| Currency | Indian rupee (₹) (INR) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| DST is not observed. | |
| Date format |
|
| Calling code | +91 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN |
| Internet TLD | .in (others) |
|
Republic of India
Bhārat Gaṇarājya
|
|
|---|---|
| Motto: Satyameva Jayate (Sanskrit)
"Truth Alone Triumphs"
[1]
|
|
| Anthem: Jana Gana Mana (Hindi)[a][2][3] "Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People"[4][2] |
|
| National song: Vande Mataram (Sanskrit)[c] "I Bow to Thee, Mother"[b][1][2] |
|
|
Territory controlled by India
|
|
| Capital | New Delhi 28°36′50″N 77°12′30″E / 28.61389°N 77.20833°E / 28.61389; 77.20833 |
| Largest city by city proper population | Mumbai |
| Largest city by metropolitan area population | Delhi |
| Official languages | |
| Recognised regional languages |
|
| Native languages | 424 languages[g] |
| Religion
(2011)
[11]
|
|
| Demonym(s) | |
| Government | Federal parliamentary republic |
| Droupadi Murmu | |
| Narendra Modi | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Rajya Sabha | |
| Lok Sabha | |
| Independence
from the
United Kingdom
|
|
|
•
Dominion
|
15 August 1947 |
|
•
Republic
|
26 January 1950 |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi)[2][h] (7th) |
|
• Water (%)
|
9.6 |
| Population | |
|
• 2023 estimate
|
1,428,627,663[13] (1st) |
|
• 2011 census
|
1,210,854,977[14][15] (2nd) |
|
• Density
|
428.7/km2 (1,110.3/sq mi) (30th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$17.36 trillion[16][17] (3rd) |
|
• Per capita
|
$11,940[16] (119th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$4.27 trillion[16] (5th) |
|
• Per capita
|
$2,940[16] (138th) |
| Gini (2021) | 32.8[18] medium inequality |
| HDI (2022) | 0.644[19] medium (134th) |
| Currency | Indian rupee (₹) (INR) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| DST is not observed. | |
| Date format |
|
| Calling code | +91 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN |
| Internet TLD | .in (others) |
