Facts & Figures

Official Name

Republic of India

Population

1027 million (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

7,600 km

Languages

17 major languages, 844 dialects

Major religions

Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism

National anthem

Jan gana mana written by Rabindranath Tagore

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 colour.

National animal

Tiger, Panthera tigris

National bird

Peacock

National flower

Lotus

National tree

Banyan

National fruit

Mango

National currency

Rupees (One Rupees=100 paise)

Political structure

India

Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic

The Indian Union

28 States and seven centrally administered Union Territories

Form of government

Parliamentary, based on universal adult franchise

Legislature

Parliament, consists of President and the two Houses, known as Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and Lok Sabha (House of the People )

Executive

Consists of President, Vice-President and Council of Ministers led by the Prime Minister

Judiciary

Independent of executive

Courtesy: Embassy of India in Washington D.C.