| 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 |
Lies between latitudes 8 ° 4' and 37 ° 6 ' north and longitudes 68 ° 7 ' and 97° 25' east |
| Coastline Length |
7600 km |
| 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. |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
