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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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]
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|
Demonym(s) | |
Government | Federal parliamentary republic |
Droupadi Murmu | |
Jagdeep Dhankhar | |
Narendra Modi | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Rajya Sabha | |
Lok Sabha | |
Independence
from the
United Kingdom
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•
Dominion
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15 August 1947 |
•
Republic
|
26 January 1950 |
Area | |
• Total
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3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi)[2][h] (7th) |
• Water (%)
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9.6 |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate
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1,428,627,663[13] (1st) |
• 2011 census
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1,210,854,977[14][15] (2nd) |
• Density
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427.2/km2 (1,106.4/sq mi) (30th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$16.019 trillion[16] (3rd) |
• Per capita
|
$11,111[16] (122nd) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$3.889 trillion[16] (5th) |
• Per capita
|
$2,697[16] (141st) |
Gini (2021) | 32.8[17] medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.644[18] medium (134th) |
Currency | Indian rupee (₹) (INR) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
DST is not observed. | |
Date format |
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Drives on | left[19] |
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] |
|
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 | |
Jagdeep Dhankhar | |
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
|
427.2/km2 (1,106.4/sq mi) (30th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$16.019 trillion[16] (3rd) |
• Per capita
|
$11,111[16] (122nd) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$3.889 trillion[16] (5th) |
• Per capita
|
$2,697[16] (141st) |
Gini (2021) | 32.8[17] medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.644[18] medium (134th) |
Currency | Indian rupee (₹) (INR) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
DST is not observed. | |
Date format |
|
Drives on | left[19] |
Calling code | +91 |
ISO 3166 code | IN |
Internet TLD | .in (others) |