Republic of India Bharat Ganrajya Horizontal tricolour 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. 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". Flag Emblem Motto: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit) "Truth Alone Triumphs"[1] Anthem: Jana Gana Mana "Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People"[2] [3] National song: Vande Mataram "I Bow to Thee, Mother"[a][1][3] Image of a globe centred on India, with India highlighted. Area controlled by India shown in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled regions shown in light green. Capital New Delhi 28°36.8′N 77°12.5′E Largest city Mumbai Official languages Hindi English [show] Recognised regional languages 8th Schedule[show] National language None Demonym Indian Government Federal parliamentary constitutional republic[1] - President Pranab Mukherjee - Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (INC) - Speaker of the House Meira Kumar (INC) - Chief Justice P. Sathasivam[5] Legislature Parliament of India - Upper house Rajya Sabha - Lower house Lok Sabha Independence from the United Kingdom - Dominion 15 August 1947 - Republic 26 January 1950 Area - Total 3,287,263 km2[b] (7th) 1,269,219 sq mi - Water (%) 9.6 Population - 2011 census 1,210,193,422[6] (2nd) - Density 374.5/km2 (31st) 969.9/sq mi GDP (PPP) 2012 estimate - Total $4.711 trillion[7] (3rd) - Per capita $3,851[7] (129th) GDP (nominal) 2012 estimate - Total $1.947 trillion[8] (10th) - Per capita $1,592[7] (140th) Gini (2010) 33.9[9] medium · 79th HDI (2012) Increase 0.554[10][11] medium · 136th (medium) Currency Indian rupee (INR) (INR) Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+05:30) Date format dd-mm-yyyy (CE) Drives on the left Calling code +91 ISO 3166 code IN Internet TLD .in other TLDs
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