List - India - Information

Capital	New Delhi
	28°36.8′N 77°12.5′E
Largest city	Mumbai
Official language	Hindi, English[show]
Recognised regional languages	8th Schedule:[show]
National languages	Hindi {defined by the Constitution}
Demonym	Indian
Government	Federal parliamentary
	constitutional republic
President	Pratibha Patil
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh (INC)
Speaker of the House	Meira Kumar (INC)
Chief Justice	S. H. Kapadia
Legislature	Sansad
Upper House	Rajya Sabha
Lower House	Lok Sabha
Independence	from the United Kingdom
Declared	15 August 1947
Republic	26 January 1950
Area
-	3,287,263 km2 (7th)
	1,269,219 sq mi
Water (%)	9.56
Population
2011 estimate	1,193,880,000 (2nd)
2001 census	1,028,610,328[10]
Density	363.2/km2 (31st)
	940.6/sq mi
GDP (PPP)	2010 estimate
Total	$4.001 trillion (4th)
Per capita	$3,290 (127th)
GDP (nominal)	2010 estimate
Total	$1.430 trillion (11th)
Per capita	$1,176 (137th)
Gini (2004)
HDI (2010)	0.519 (medium) (119th)
Currency
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+5:30)
Date formats	dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drives on the	left
ISO 3166 code	IN
Internet TLD	.in
Calling code	91
Flag	Tricolour
Emblem	Sarnath Lion Capital
Anthem	Jana Gana Mana
Song	Vande Mataram
Animal	Royal Bengal Tiger
Bird	Indian Peacock
Aquatic animal	Dolphin
Flower	Lotus
Tree	Banyan
Fruit	Mango
Sport	Field hockey
Calendar	Saka
River	Ganges