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| Official
Name |
Republic of
India |
| Hindi
Names |
BHARAT, HINDUSTAN |
| Capital |
New Delhi |
|
National
Emblem |
Adapted from Sarnath Lion, Capital of King Ashoka in 1950. Four lions (one of which is hidden from
view) standing back to back with wheel in the center of the abacus; a bull on
the right, a horse on the left, and the outlines of the other wheels on the
extreme right and left.
|
|
Anthem |
Jana Gana
Mana |
| National
Language |
Hindi in the Devanagari script. Regional languages are
widely used, as well as English. Literacy: 52 percent (Source: 1991
census). |
| Borders |
Coast, 3,533
miles (5,686 kilometers); land frontier, 9,425 miles (15,168 kilometers) |
|
Natural Regions |
Himalayas; Indo-Gangatic Plain;
Deccan |
|
Major Peaks |
Nanda Devi,
25,646 feet (7,817 meters); Kamet, 25,447 feet (7,756 meters); Anai Mudi, 8,842
feet (2,695 meters) |
|
Major Rivers |
Ganges, Yamuna (Jumna),
Brahmaputra, Narmada, Mahanadi, Godavari, Kaveri |
|
Biggest Lake |
Wular |
|
Main Islands |
Andaman, Nicobar, Lakshadweep |
| Population |
(1991
provisional census). 843,930,861; 689 persons per square mile (267 persons per
square kilometer); 27.5 percent urban, 72.5 percent rural. |
|
Major Languages |
Hindi, English, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam,
Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese |
|
Major Religions |
Hinduism,
Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism |
|
Major Cities |
Calcutta
(9,165,650). Bombay (8,227,332), Delhi (5,350,928), Madras (3,266,034),
Bangalore (2,913,537), Hyderabad (2,528,198), Ahmadabad (2,515,195), Kanpur
(1,688,242), Pune (1,685,300), Nagpur (1,297,977), Lucknow (1,006,538) |
| Chief Agricultural
Products |
Crops
sugarcane, rice, wheat, sorghum, millet, mangoes, corn (maize), peanuts.
Livestock cattle, buffalo, goats, camels, sheep, poultry. |
|
Chief Mined Products |
Coal,
iron ore, crude petroleum, bauxite, manganese ore, copper, lead and zinc, gold,
asbestos, gypsum, limestone, magnesite, mica, sulfur |
|
Chief Manufactured Products |
Petroleum
products, cement, crude steel, sugar, jute, paper and paperboard, cotton yarn,
sulfuric acid, woven cotton fabrics, electric fans, bicycles. |
|
Monetary Unit |
1 rupee = 100
paisa. |
| Form of Government |
Republic |
|
Constitution |
Effective Jan.
26, 1950 |
| Independence Day |
15th August 1947 |
| Republic Day |
26th January 1950 |
|
Chief of State |
President |
|
Head of Government |
Prime
minister |
|
Legislature |
Parliament:
Council of States (Rajya Sabha) consists of not more than 250 members elected
for 6 years; House of the People (Lok Sabha) consists of not more than 545
members elected for 6 years |
| Electricity |
220 V / 50 Hz |
| TV Transmission |
PAL |
| Flag |
|
| National
Animal |
Tiger
|
| National
Bird |
Peacock
|
| National
Flower |
Lotus
|
Major
Hill stations
| Kashmir |
Srinagar-Pahalgam.
Gulmarg, Leh & Ladakh, Sonamarg, Kokemag, Batote. |
| Himachal
Pradesh |
Shimla, Kufri, Kulu,
Manali, Dalhousie, Dharamshala, Nahan, Paonta Saheb, Keyling, Chamba,
Kangra. |
| Uttar
Pradesh |
Nainital, Almora,
Ranikhet, Mussoorie, Dehra Dun, Landsdown. |
| West
Bengal |
Daijeeling,
Kalimpong, Mirik, Kurseong. |
| Meghalaya |
Shillong. |
| Sikkim |
Gangtok. |
| Tamil
Nadu |
Ootacamund (Udagamandalam),
Kodaikanal, Coonoor; Kotagiri, Coorg. |
| Karnataka |
Mercara, Keman-gudi. |
| Madhya
Pradesh |
Chikal Dhara,
Pachmarhi. |
| Maharashtra |
Mahabaleshwar
Panchgani, Panhala, Matheran, Lonavala, Khandala. |
| Rajasthan |
Mount Abu. |
| Gujarat |
Saputara. |
| Kerala |
Ponmundi, Munnar. |
| Andhra
Pradesh |
Horsely Hills |
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