Republic of INDIA

REPUBLIC OF INDIA

Motto: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit)
"Truth Alone Triumphs"
Anthem: "Jana Gana Mana" (Hindi)
"Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People"

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National song
Vande Mataram
"I Bow to Thee, Mother"
Image of a globe centred on India, with India highlighted.
Area controlled by India shown in dark green;
claimed but uncontrolled regions shown in light green.

Capital New Delhi
28°36.8′N 77°12.5′E
Largest city Mumbai
18°58′30″N 72°49′33″E
Official languages Hindi · English
Recognised regional languages
State level and
Eighth Schedule

Religion 79.8% Hinduism
14.2% Islam
2.3% Christianity
1.7% Sikhism
0.7% Buddhism
0.4% Jainism
0.9% others

Demonym Indian
Government Federal parliamentary
constitutional republic
• President
Pranab Mukherjee
• Vice-President
Mohammad Hamid Ansari
• Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
• Chief Justice
Jagdish Singh Khehar
• Lok Sabha Speaker
Sumitra Mahajan
Legislature Parliament of India
• Upper house
Rajya Sabha
• Lower house
Lok Sabha

Independence from United Kingdom
• Dominion
15 August 1947
• Republic
26 January 1950
Area
• Total
3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi) (7th)
• Water (%)
9.6

Population
• 2017 estimate
1,310,069,000 (2nd)
• 2011 census
1,210,854,977 (2nd)
• Density
391.2/km2 (1,013.2/sq mi) (31st)
GDP (PPP) 2017 estimate
• Total
$9.549 trillion (3rd)
• Per capita
$7,197 (122nd)
GDP (nominal) 2017 estimate
• Total
$2.607 trillion (7th)
• Per capita
$1,965 (141st)
Gini (2011) 35.1
medium · 79th
HDI (2014) Increase 0.609
medium · 130th

Currency Indian rupee (₹) (INR)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
DST is not observed
Date format DD-MM-YYYY
Drives on the left
Calling code +91
ISO 3166 code IN
Internet TLD
.in