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India General Information
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India Profile:
Facts and figures
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| 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
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| 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 currency |
Rupees (One Rupees=100 paise) |
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Political structure
of India
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| 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 |
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