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OUR INDIA - COUNTRY PROFILE

Tuesday, August 21, 2012
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·                     Official name : Republic of India
·                     Capital : New Delhi

·                     Area : 3,287,263 sq km
·                                                                     9.56% covered by water
·                     Population : 1,210,193,422
·                                                                     Male : 623724248 (51.53%)
·                                                                     Female : 586489174 (48.47%)
·                     Population Density : 382 per sq km
·                     Sex-Ratio : 940 females/1000 males
·                     Child Sex-Ratio (0-6) : 914 girls/1000 boys
·                     Literacy Rate : 74.04%
·                                                                     Male : 82.14%
·                                                                     Female : 65.46%
·                     Independence from the UK
·                                                                     Declared : 15 August 1947
·                                                                     Republic : 26 January 1950
·                     Motto : "Satyameva Jayate" (Truth Alone Triumphs)
·                     National Anthem : "Jana Gana Mana" (Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people)
·                     National Song : "Vande Mataram" (I bow to thee, Mother)
·                     No of States : 28
·                     No of Union Territories : 7
·                     Largest City : Mumbai
·                     Official Languages : Hindi, English
·                     Demonym : Indian
·                     Government : Federal, Parliamentary Constitutional Republic
·                     Legislature : Parliament of India (Bharat ki Sansad)
·                     Upper House : Rajya Sabha (Council of States)
·                     Lower House : Lok Sabha (House of the People)
·                     Members of Rajya Sabha : 245
·                     Members of Lok Sabha: 545
·                     Currency : Rupee [INR] (INR)
·                     Time Zone : Indian Standard Time (IST) 
·                     Coordinated Universal Time (UCT) +5:30
·                     Date Format : dd/mm/yyyy
·                     Drives on : Left
·                     Internet TLD (Top Level Domain) : .in
·                     Calling Code : +91

National Symbols 

·                     Flag : Tricolour
·                     Emblem : Sarnath Lion Capital of Asokha
·                     Calendar Saka
·                     Game Hockey
·                     Flower Lotus
·                     Fruit Mango
·                     Tree : Banyan
·                     Bird Indian Peafowl
·                     Land Animal Royal Bengal Tiger
·                     Aquatic Animal : River Dolphin
·                     River : Ganges 

·                      President : Pranab Mukharjee
·                     Vice-President (Speaker of Rajya Sabha) : Mohammad Hamid Ansari 
·                     Prime Minister : Dr Manmohan Singh 
·                     Speaker of Rajya Sabha : Mohammad Hamid Ansari 
·                     Speaker of Lok Sabha : Meira Kumar 
·                     Chief Justice : SH Kapadia 

Source : http://wikipedia.org


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