About India 🇮🇳
India at a glance — identity, government, languages, national symbols and geography.
- Official name
- Republic of India (Bhārat)
- Capital
- New Delhi
- Largest city
- Mumbai
- Independence
- 15 August 1947
- Republic
- 26 January 1950
- Currency
- Indian Rupee (₹, INR)
- Type
- Federal parliamentary democratic republic
- Head of State
- President of India
- Head of Government
- Prime Minister of India
- Legislature
- Parliament — Lok Sabha (543) + Rajya Sabha (245)
- Judiciary
- Supreme Court of India
- Population
- ~1.46 billion (world's most populous)
- States & UTs
- 28 states + 8 union territories
- Official languages
- Hindi & English (Union)
- Scheduled languages
- 22 (Eighth Schedule)
- Flag
- Tiranga (saffron–white–green, Ashoka Chakra)
- Emblem
- Lion Capital of Ashoka
- Anthem
- Jana Gana Mana
- Song
- Vande Mataram
- Animal
- 🐯 Bengal tiger
- Bird
- 🦚 Indian peacock
- Flower
- 🪷 Lotus
- Tree
- 🌳 Banyan
- Fruit
- 🥭 Mango
- River
- Ganga
- Area
- 3.28 million km² (7th largest)
- Coastline
- ~7,500 km
- Land neighbours
- Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar
- Maritime neighbours
- Sri Lanka, Maldives
- Time zone
- IST (UTC+5:30)