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India

India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world.Wikipedia

Capital: New Delhi Dialing code: 91 National anthem: Jana Gana Mana GDP: 1.848 trillion USD (2011) World Bank Official language: Hindi Language, English Language Government: Parliamentary system, Democracy, Republic,Constitutional republic, Federal republic

Republic of India Bhārat Gaṇarājya
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Motto:  "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit)    "Truth Alone Triumphs"[1]
Anthem:  MENU 0:00 Jana Gana Mana    "Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People"[2]
National song: MENU 0:00 Vande Mataram         "I Bow to Thee, Mother"[a][1]
Area controlled by India is in dark green. Claimed but uncontrolled regions are 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		Eighth Schedule[show]
National language(s)		none[3]
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	Altamas Kabir[4]
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 (%)	9.56
Population
-	2011 census	1,210,193,422[5] (2nd)
-	Density	371.5/km2 (31st) 962.2/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2011 estimate
-	Total	$4.457 trillion[6] (3rd)
-	Per capita	$3,693[6] (129th)
GDP (nominal)		2011 estimate
-	Total	$1.848 trillion[7] (10th)
-	Per capita	$1,388[6] (140th)
Gini (2004)		36.8[8] (79th)
HDI (2011)		0.547[9] (medium) (134th)
Currency		Indian rupee () (INR)
Time zone		IST (UTC+05:30)
-	Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+05:30)
Date formats		dd-mm-yyyy (AD)
Drives on the		left
Calling code		91
ISO 3166 code		IN
Internet TLD		.in other TLDs[show]