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Republic of India
Bhārat Gaṇarājya
Flag
Emblem
Motto: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit)
"Truth Alone Triumphs"[1]
Anthem: Jana Gana Mana
"Thou art the rulers of the minds of all people"[2][3]
National song
Vande Mataram
"I Bow to Thee, Mother"[a][1][3]
Capital New Delhi28°36.8′N 77°12.5′E
Republic of India
Bhārat Gaṇarājya
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Motto: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit)
"Truth Alone Triumphs"[1]
Anthem: Jana Gana Mana
"Thou art the rulers of the minds of all people"[2][3]
National song
Vande Mataram
"I Bow to Thee, Mother"[a][1][3]
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Capital New Delhi28°36.8′N 77°12.5′E
Largest city Mumbai18°58′30″N 72°49′33″E
Official languages HindiEnglish[4][5][nb 1]Recognised regional languages 8th ScheduleAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, NepaliOdia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu[8]
National language None[9][10]
Religion 79.8% Hinduism
14.2% Islam
2.3% Christianity
1.72% Sikhism
0.24% others[11]
[12]Demonym IndianGovernment Federal parliamentaryrepublic[1] •
President Pranab Mukherjee • Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi •
Chief Justice T. S. Thakur[13] •
Speaker of the House Sumitra MahajanLegislature Parliament of India • Upper house Rajya Sabha •
Lower house
Lok SabhaIndependence from the United Kingdom • Dominion 15 August 1947 •
Republic 26 January 1950
Area • Total 3,287,263[14] km2[b] (7th)1,269,346 sq mi • Water (%) 9.6
Population • 2015 estimate 1,276,267,000[15] (2nd) •
2011 census 1,210,193,422[16] (2nd) •
Density 386.5/km2 (31st)1,001.1/sq miGDP (PPP) 2015 estimate •
Total $8.027 trillion[17] (3rd) •
Per capita $6,209[17] (124th)GDP (nominal) 2015 estimate •
Total $2.182 trillion[17] (7th) •
Per capita $1,688[17] (141st)Gini (2009) 33.9[18]medium · 79thHDI (2014)  0.609[19]medium · 130thCurrency Indian rupee (₹) (INR)Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)DST is not observedDate format dd-mm-yyyyDrives on the leftCalling code +91ISO 3166 code INInternet TLD .inother TLDs.ভাৰত.ভারত.ભારત.भारत.ਭਾਰਤ.இந்தியா.భారత్بھارت
