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General Information
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Population
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846
million (1991 Census)
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Area
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3.3
million square kilometers
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Geographical location
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Lies
between latitudes 8 ° 4' and 37 ° 6 ' north and longitudes 68 ° 7 '
and 97 ° 25' east
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Coastline length
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7,600 km
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Languages
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17
major languages, 844 dialects
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Major religions
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Hinduism, Islam, Christianity,
Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism
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National anthem
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Jan gana mana written by Rabindranath Tagore
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National emblem
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Replica of the Lion Capital of Sarnath
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National flag
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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.
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National animal
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Tiger, Panthera tigris
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National bird
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Peacock
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National flower
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Lotus
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National tree
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Banyan
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National fruit
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Mango
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National
currency |
Rupees
(One Rupees=100 paise) |
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GDP |
US$2.2
trillion |
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GDP
per head |
US$2200 |
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Political structure
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India
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Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
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The Indian Union
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25
States and seven centrally administered
Union Territories
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Form of government
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Parliamentary, based on universal adult franchise
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Legislature
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Parliament, consists of President and the two
Houses, known as Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and Lok Sabha (House
of the People )
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Executive
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Consists of President, Vice-President and Council
of
Ministers led by the Prime Minister
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Judiciary
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Independent of executive
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