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| + | '''India''', formally the '''Republic of India''', also known as ''Bharat'', is a country located in South Asia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean in the south, the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west and the Himalayas in the north. It shares land borders with Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, and Bangladesh. It has two islands namely the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Lakhswadeep islands. These share a maritime border with Myanmar and Maldives respectively. Sri Lanka, another independent country, also shares its maritime borders with India. |
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| − | |conventional_long_name = Republic of India |
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| − | |common_name = India |
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| − | |native_name = ''Bhārat Gaṇarājya'' <!--Do NOT remove this from the infobox as infobox translations and transliterations do not fall under [[WP:INDIC]].--> |
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| − | |image_flag = Flag of India.svg |
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| − | |alt_flag = Horizontal tricolor flag bearing, from top to bottom, deep saffron, white, and green horizontal bands. In the centre of the white band is a navy-blue wheel with 24 spokes. |
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| − | |image_coat = Emblem of India.svg |
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| − | |symbol_width = 60px |
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| − | |alt_coat = Three lions facing left, right, and toward viewer, atop a frieze containing a galloping horse, a 24-spoke wheel, and an elephant. Underneath is a motto: "सत्यमेव जयते". |
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| − | |symbol_type = State Emblem |
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| − | |other_symbol = ''[[Vande Mataram]]''<br />{{small|"I Bow to Thee, Mother"}}{{lower|0.2em|{{efn|"[...] ''Jana Gana Mana'' is the National Anthem of India, subject to such alterations in the words as the Government may authorise as occasion arises; and the song ''Vande Mataram'', which has played a historic part in the struggle for Indian freedom, shall be honoured equally with ''Jana Gana Mana'' and shall have equal status with it." {{harv|Constituent Assembly of India|1950}}.<!--end efn:-->}}{{sfn|National Informatics Centre|2005}}<!--end lower:--><ref name="india.gov.in"/>}} |
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| − | |other_symbol_type = National song |
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| − | |national_motto = {{native phrase|sa|"[[Satyameva Jayate]]"|italics=off}} |
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| − | |national_anthem = {{native phrase|hi|"[[Jana Gana Mana]]"|italics=off}}<ref name="india.gov.in">{{cite web|url=https://india.gov.in/india-glance/national-symbols |title=National Symbols | National Portal of India |publisher=India.gov.in |
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| − | |quote="The National Anthem of India Jana-gana-mana, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on 24 January 1950." |accessdate=1 March 2017}}</ref><br />{{small|"Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People"}}{{lower|0.2em|{{sfn|Wolpert|2003|p=1}}<ref name="india.gov.in"/>}}<br /><br />[[File:Jana Gana Mana instrumental.ogg|center]] |
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| − | |languages_type = [[National language]] |
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| − | |languages = None<ref name="Times News Network"/><ref name="Press Trust of India"/> |
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| − | |image_map = India (orthographic projection).svg |
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| − | |map_width = 250px |
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| − | |alt_map = Image of a globe centred on India, with India highlighted. |
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| − | |map_caption = Area controlled by India shown in dark green;<br />claimed but uncontrolled regions shown in light green. |
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| − | |capital = [[New Delhi]] |
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| − | |coordinates = {{Coord|28|36.8|N|77|12.5|E|type:city}} |
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| − | |largest_city = [[Mumbai]]<br />{{small|{{coord|18|58|30|N|72|49|33|E|display=inline}}}} |
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| − | |official_languages = [[Standard Hindi|Hindi]]{{dot}}[[Indian English|English]]{{efn|[[Standard Hindi|Hindi]] in the [[Devanagari]] script is the [[official language]] of the Union. [[Indian English|English]] is an additional official language for government work alongside Hindi.{{sfn|Ministry of Home Affairs 1960}}{{sfn|National Informatics Centre|2005}}<ref name="india.gov.in2">{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/india-glance/profile |title=Profile | National Portal of India |publisher=India.gov.in |accessdate=23 August 2013}}</ref> [[States and union territories of India|States and union territories]] can have a different official language of their own other than Hindi or English.}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rajbhasha.nic.in/UI/pagecontent.aspx?pc=MzU%3d |title=Constitutional Provisions – Official Language Related Part-17 Of The Constitution Of India |language=Hindi |website=[[National Informatics Centre]] |accessdate=27 December 2015}}</ref> |
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| − | |regional_languages = |
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| − | |title = [[Languages with official status in India#State level|State level]] and<br />[[Languages with official status in India#Eighth Schedule to the Constitution|Eighth Schedule]] |
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| − | |[[Assamese language|Assamese]]{{dot}}[[Bengali language|Bengali]]{{dot}}[[Bodo language|Bodo]]{{dot}}[[Dogri language|Dogri]]{{dot}}[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]{{dot}}[[Kannada language|Kannada]]{{dot}}[[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]{{dot}}[[Kokborok]]{{dot}}[[Konkani language|Konkani]]{{dot}}[[Maithili language|Maithili]]{{dot}}[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]{{dot}}[[Meitei language|Manipuri]]{{dot}}[[Marathi language|Marathi]]{{dot}}[[Mizo language|Mizo]]{{dot}}[[Nepali language|Nepali]]{{dot}}[[Odia language|Odia]]{{dot}}[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]{{dot}}[[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]{{dot}}[[Santali language|Santali]]{{dot}}[[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]{{dot}}[[Tamil language|Tamil]]{{dot}}[[Telugu language|Telugu]]{{dot}}[[Urdu]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |title=Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 50th report (July 2012 to June 2013) |pages= |publisher=Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India |accessdate=26 December 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708012438/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |archivedate=8 July 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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| − | |demonym = [[Indian people|Indian]] |
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| − | |government_type = {{nowrap|[[Federation|Federal]] [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary]]<br />[[constitutional republic]]{{sfn|National Informatics Centre|2005}}}} |
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| − | |leader_title1 = [[President of India|President]] |
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| − | |leader_name1 = [[Pranab Mukherjee]] |
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| − | |leader_title2 = [[Vice-President of India|Vice-President]] |
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| − | |leader_name2 = {{nowrap|[[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]]}} |
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| − | |leader_title3 = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] |
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| − | |leader_name3 = {{#statements:P6|from=Q668}} |
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| − | |leader_title4 = [[Chief Justice of India|Chief Justice]] |
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| − | |leader_name4 = [[Jagdish Singh Khehar]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sitting Hon'ble Judges: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar |url=http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/sjud/jskhehar.htm |website=Supreme Court of India |access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref> |
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| − | |leader_title5 = {{nowrap|[[Speaker of the Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha Speaker]]}} |
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| − | |leader_name5 = [[Sumitra Mahajan]] |
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| − | |legislature = [[Parliament of India]] |
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| − | |upper_house = ''[[Rajya Sabha]]'' |
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| − | |lower_house = ''[[Lok Sabha]]'' |
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| − | |sovereignty_type = [[Indian independence movement|Independence]] |
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| − | |sovereignty_note = from [[United Kingdom]] |
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| − | |established_event1 = [[Dominion of India|Dominion]] |
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| − | |established_date1 = 15 August 1947 |
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| − | |established_event2 = [[Republic]] |
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| − | |established_date2 = 26 January 1950 |
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| − | |area_km2 = 3,287,263<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/india-glance/profile|title=Profile|work=india.gov.in}}</ref> |
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| − | |area_footnote = {{efn|"The country's exact size is subject to debate because some borders are disputed. The Indian government lists the total area as {{convert|3287260|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} and the total land area as {{convert|3060500|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}; the United Nations lists the total area as {{convert|3287263|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} and total land area as {{convert|2973190|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}." {{harv|Library of Congress|2004}}.}} |
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| − | |area_rank = 7th |
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| − | |area_sq_mi = 1,269,346 |
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| − | |percent_water = 9.6 |
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| − | |population_estimate = 1,310,069,000<ref>[https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2015/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=45&pr.y=10&sy=2013&ey=2020&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=534&s=LP&grp=0&a= "India"] IMF Population estimates.</ref> |
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| − | |population_census = 1,210,854,977<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/population_enumeration.html|title=Population Enumeration Data (Final Population)|publisher=[[Census of India]]|access-date=17 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A-2_Data_Tables/00%20A%202-India.pdf|title=A – 2 DECADAL VARIATION IN POPULATION SINCE 1901|publisher=[[Census of India]]|format=PDF|access-date=17 June 2016}}</ref> |
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| − | |population_estimate_year = 2017 |
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| − | |population_estimate_rank = 2nd |
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| − | |population_census_year = 2011 |
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| − | |population_census_rank = 2nd |
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| − | |population_density_km2 = {{Pop density|{{Indian population clock}}|3287263|km2|disp=num|prec=1}} |
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| − | |population_density_sq_mi = {{Pop density|{{Indian population clock}}|1269219|sqmi|disp=num|prec=1}} |
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| − | |population_density_rank = 31st |
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| − | |GDP_PPP = $9.549 trillion<ref name = imf2>{{cite web|title=World Economic Outlook Database, October 2015 – Report for Selected Countries and Subjects|url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2015/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=49&pr.y=8&sy=2013&ey=2020&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=534&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC&grp=0&a=|publisher=[[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF)|accessdate=6 October 2015}}</ref> |
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| − | |GDP_PPP_year = 2017 |
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| − | |GDP_PPP_rank = 3rd |
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| − | |GDP_PPP_per_capita = $7,197<ref name=imf2/> |
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| − | |GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 122nd |
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| − | |GDP_nominal = $2.607 trillion<ref name=imf2/> |
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| − | |GDP_nominal_year =2017 |
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| − | |GDP_nominal_rank = 7th |
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| − | |GDP_nominal_per_capita = $1,965<ref name=imf2/> |
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| − | |GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = 141st |
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| − | |Gini = 33.9 <!--number only--> |
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| − | |Gini_year = 2013 |
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| − | |Gini_change = <!--increase/decrease/steady--> |
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| − | |Gini_ref =<ref>{{cite web|title=Income Gini coefficient|url=http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/income-gini-coefficient|website=United Nations Development Program|accessdate=14 January 2017}}</ref> |
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| − | |Gini_rank = 79th |
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| − | |HDI = 0.624 <!--number only--> |
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| − | |HDI_year = 2015 <!--Please use the year to which the HDI [[Human Development Index]] data refers, not the publication year--> |
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| − | |HDI_change = increase <!--increase/decrease/steady--> |
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| − | |HDI_ref = <ref name="UN">{{cite web |url=http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/2016_human_development_report.pdf|title=Human Development Report 2016 Summary|publisher=The United Nations |accessdate=21 March 2017}}</ref> |
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| − | |HDI_rank = {{ordinal|131}} |
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| − | |currency = [[Indian rupee]] ([[Indian rupee sign|₹]]) |
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| − | |currency_code = INR |
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| − | |time_zone = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] |
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| − | |utc_offset = +05:30 |
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| − | |DST_note = ''[[Daylight saving time|DST]] is not observed'' |
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| − | |date_format = {{nowrap|DD-MM-YYYY}} |
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| − | |drives_on =[[Right- and left-hand traffic#Left-hand traffic|left]] |
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| − | |calling_code = [[Telephone numbers in India|+91]] |
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| − | |cctld = [[.in]] |
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| − | |englishmotto = "Truth Alone Triumphs"{{lower|0.2em|{{sfn|National Informatics Centre|2005}}}} |
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| − | |religion = 79.8% [[Hinduism in India|Hinduism]]<br />14.2% [[Islam in India|Islam]]<br />2.3% [[Christianity in India|Christianity]]<br />1.7% [[Sikhism in India|Sikhism]]<br />0.7% [[Buddhism in India|Buddhism]]<br />0.4% [[Jainism in India|Jainism]]<br />0.9% others{{efn|name=remaining religions}}<ref name="Census2011religion"/> |
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| + | India is the world's seventh largest country, it is also the worlds largest democracy. It maintains the worlds third largest army and is a nuclear state having tested its missiles in Pokran. |
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| + | India is a sovereign democratic republic. It consists of 29 states and seven union territories. Its national capital is at New Delhi. |
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India, formally the Republic of India, also known as Bharat, is a country located in South Asia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean in the south, the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west and the Himalayas in the north. It shares land borders with Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, and Bangladesh. It has two islands namely the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Lakhswadeep islands. These share a maritime border with Myanmar and Maldives respectively. Sri Lanka, another independent country, also shares its maritime borders with India.
India is the world's seventh largest country, it is also the worlds largest democracy. It maintains the worlds third largest army and is a nuclear state having tested its missiles in Pokran.
India is a sovereign democratic republic. It consists of 29 states and seven union territories. Its national capital is at New Delhi.