Republic of India
Bhārat Gaṇarājya
Area controlled by India shown in dark green; regions claimed but not controlled shown in light green
Capital New Delhi 28°36′50″N 77°12′30″E / 28°36′50″N 77°12′30″E / 28.61389; 77.20833 Largest city Official languages Recognised regional languages National language None Religion
79.8% Hinduism 14.2% Islam 2.3% Christianity 1.7% Sikhism 0.7% Buddhism 0.4% Jainism 0.23% Unaffiliated 0.65% others See Religion in India Demonym(s) Indian Membership UN , WTO , BRICS , SAARC, SCO , G8+5, G20, Commonwealth of Nations Government Federal parliamentary constitutional republic Ram Nath Kovind Venkaiah Naidu Narendra Modi Sharad Arvind Bobde Om Birla Legislature Parliament Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha Independence 15 August 1947 26 January 1950 Area • Total
3,287,263[6] km2 (1,269,219 sq mi)[c] (7th ) • Water (%)
9.6 Population • 2016 estimate
1,324,171,354[9] (2nd )• 2011 census
1,210,854,977[10] [11] (2nd ) • Density
404.1/km2 (1,046.6/sq mi) (31st ) GDP (PPP ) 2019 estimate • Total
$11.326 trillion[12] (3rd )• Per capita
$8,378[12] (119th )GDP (nominal) 2019 estimate • Total
$2.936 trillion[12] (5th )• Per capita
$2,172[12] (142nd )Gini (2013) 33.9[13] medium · 79th HDI (2018) 0.647[14] medium · 129th Currency Indian rupee (₹) (INR )Time zone UTC +05:30 (IST )DST is not observedDate format Driving side left Calling code +91 ISO 3166 code IN Internet TLD .in (others )
The Republic of India (Hindi : भारत गणराज्य ) is a country in Asia . It has an area of 3,287,263 square kilometres (1,269,219 sq mi). It is at the center of South Asia . India has more than 1.2 billion (1,210,000,000) people, which is the second largest population in the world .[15] It is the seventh largest country in the world by area and the largest country in South Asia . It is also the most populous democracy in the world.[16] [17] [18]
India has seven neighbours: Pakistan in the north-west, China and Nepal in the north, Bhutan and Bangladesh in the north-east, Myanmar in the east and Sri Lanka , an island, in the south.
The capital of India is New Delhi . India is a peninsula , bound by the Indian Ocean in the south, the Arabian Sea on the west and Bay of Bengal in the east. The coastline of India is of about 7,517 km (4,671 mi) long.[19] India has the third largest military force in the world and is also a nuclear weapon state.[20]
India's economy became the world's fastest growing in the G20 developing nations in the last quarter of 2014, replacing the People's Republic of China .[21] India's literacy and wealth are also rising.[22] According to New World Wealth, India is the seventh richest country in the world with a total individual wealth of $5.6 trillion.[23] [24] However, it still has many social and economic issues like poverty and corruption . India is a founding member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and has signed the Kyoto Protocol .
India has the fourth largest number of spoken languages per country in the world, only behind Papua New Guinea , Indonesia , and Nigeria .[25] People of many different religions live there, including the five most popular world religions: Hinduism , Buddhism , Sikhism , Islam , and Christianity . The first three religions came from the Indian subcontinent along with Jainism.
National Symbols of India
The National emblem of India shows four lions standing back-to-back. The lions symbolise power, pride, confidence, and courage (bravery). Only the government can use this emblem, according to the State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005
The name India comes from the Greek word, Indus . This came from the word sindhu , which in time turned into Hind or Hindi or Hindu . The preferred native name or endonym is "Bharat" in Hindi and other Indian languages as contrasted with names from outsiders.
Other Languages
беларуская (тарашкевіца):
Індыя
Chavacano de Zamboanga:
India
गोंयची कोंकणी / Gõychi Konknni:
भारत
বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী:
ভারত
Lingua Franca Nova:
Barat
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски:
Indija