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Republic of India |
Location:
India lies to the north of the equator between 8' 4'
and 37o 6' north latitude and 68o 7' and 97o 25'
east longitude. It is bounded on the southwest by the Arabian
Sea and on the southeast by the Bay of Bengal. On the north,
northeast and northwest lie the Himalayan ranges. Kanyakumari
constitutes the southern tip of the Indian peninsula where
it gets narrower and narrower, loses itself into the Indian
Ocean. |
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| Capital |
New Delhi
28°34'N 77°12'E |
| Largest
city |
Mumbai (Bombay) |
| Official
language(s) |
Hindi, English and 21 other languages |
| Government
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Federal republic |
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President |
APJ Abdul Kalam (25 July 2002-Present) |
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Prime Minister |
Manmohan Singh (22 May 2004-Present) |
| Independence |
From the UK |
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Commonwealth |
1947-08-15 |
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Republic |
1950-01-26 |
| Area |
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Total |
3,287,590 km² (7th)
1,269,346 sq mi |
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Water (%) |
9.56 |
| Population |
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2005 est. |
1,103,371,000 (2nd) |
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2001 census |
1,027,015,247 |
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Density |
329/km² (20th)
852/sq mi |
| Religion |
Hindus: 80.5%
Muslims: 13.4%
Christian: 2.3%
Sikhs: 1.9% |
| GDP
(PPP) |
2005 estimate |
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Total |
$3.633 trillion (4th) |
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Per capita |
$3344 (122nd) |
| HDI
(2003) |
0.602 (127th) – medium |
| Currency |
Rupee (Rs.)1 (INR) |
| Time
zone |
IST : GMT +5:30 |
| Calling
code |
+91 |
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