The capital New Delhi
28 ° 34 'North 77 ° 12' East
Largest city Mumbai
State languages
Hindi , English [show]
Constitutional language
Eighth schedule: [show]
National Adjective Indian
Government Federal republic
• The president Ram Nath Kovinda
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Law-meeting Parliament
• Upper room Rajya Sabha
• Lower house Lok Sabha
Independence from the United Kingdom
• Declared 15 August 1947
• Republic 26 January 1950
Volume
• Total 32,87,590 [9] km 2 ( 7th )
12,69,346 square miles
• Water (%) 9.56
Population
• 2012 census 1,210,193, 422 [10] ( 2nd )
Gross domestic product
( purchasing power parity ) Estimated 2012
• Total $ 3.666 trillion [11] ( 9th )
• Head back $ 3,851 ( 12th )
Gross domestic product (nominal) Estimated 2012
• Total $ 1.947 trillion [12] ( 10th )
• Head back $ 1592 ( 140th )
Ginny Coorg (2010) 33.9 [13]
Medium
Human Development Index (2012) 0.554 [14]
middle · 136th
Currency Indian rupee
symbol : Indian Rupee symbol.svg( INR )
Time zone Indian evidence time ( UTC + 5: 30)
• Summer ( DST ) Not observed ( UTC +5: 30)
Calling code 91
Internet TLD .in
India is a state in South Asia . The official name of the country is the Republic of India . It is the largest South Asian country and the seventh largest state in the world by geographical area . On the other hand, this country is the world's second most populous or largest democratic state in terms of population. Pakistan is located in China , Nepal , and Bhutan in the north-east and Bangladesh , Myanmar and Malaysia on the west border of India . Besides About this word Sri Lanka , Maldives and Indonesia located in the Indian Ocean , some island states near India. The Indian Ocean along the south , the Arabian Sea on the west and the Bay of Bengal , the combined length of the coastline of India is 7,517 kilometers (4,671 mi).
Since the early times, the Indian subcontinent is well-known for economic prosperity and cultural heritage. Historical Indus Civilization was developed in this region. Many epochs of different empires were established in different parts of history. The history-famous trade routes maintained the commercial and cultural relations of the world's other civilizations with this region. Hindus , Buddhists , Jains and Sikhs - The world's four main religions are India. The first millennium of Christianity ( Zoroastrian religion ), Judaism , Christianity and IslamThey enter this country, and have special influence in Indian culture. From the first half of the eighteenth century, the British East India Company gradually gained most of the territories of Indian territories. In the middle of the nineteenth century, this country became a full British colony. Then, through a long struggle for independence , India became a separate state in 1947. By making the Constitution in 1950, India became a sovereign democratic republic.
At present, India has a parliamentary republic with 29 states and seven union territories . Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world, according to the market rate of exchange rate and 12th and purchasing power equivalents . As a result of the financial reform policy adopted by the Indian government in 1991, India is now among the fastest growing economic systems in the world in terms of financial upheaval. However, extreme poverty , illiteracy and malnutrition are still one of India's major problems. In the cultural perspective, India is a multicultural, multilingual, and multinational state . Again wildlife and plants Various variations of the world are also observed in this country.
