| Official Name | Bharat (Hindi), Republic of India (English) |
| Capital | New Delhi |
| Population | 1, 027, 015, 247 (2001 Census) |
| Area | 3.3 million square kilometers |
| Geographical Location | Between latitudes 8 ° 4' and 37 ° 6 ' north and longitudes 68 ° 7 ' and 97° 25' east |
| Coastline Length | 7600 km |
| Major Religions | Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism |
| Literacy | 65.38% |
| President | Pratibha Patil |
| Prime Minister | Dr. Manmohan Singh |
| National Anthem | Jan gana mana written by Rabindranath Tagore |
| National Song | Vande Mataram, composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji |
| National Emblem | Replica of the Lion Capital of Sarnath |
| National Animal | Tiger (Panthera tigris) |
| National Bird | Peacock |
| National Flower | Lotus |
| National Tree | Banyan |
| National Fruit | Mango |
| National Currency | Rupee (One Rupee=100 paise) |
| National Sport | Hockey |
| Languages | India has two National languages (Central administrative). They are English (associate official) and Hindi (in the Devanagiri script). The Indian Constitution also officially recognizes 22 regional languages. |
| National Flag | Horizontal tricolor in equal proportion of deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom. In the center of the white band is a wheel in navy blue color |
