Republic of India भारत गणराज्य* Bhārat Gaṇarājya
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Motto: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit) सत्यमेव जयते  (Devanāgarī) "Truth Alone Triumphs"[1]
Anthem:  Jana Gana Mana Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people[2]
National Song[4] Vande Mataram I bow to thee, Mother[3]
Area controlled by India in dark green; Claimed but uncontrolled territories in light green
Capital		New Delhi 28°36.8′N 77°12.5′E
Largest city		Mumbai
Official language(s)		Hindi, English[show]
Recognised regional languages		8th Schedule:[show]
National languages		None defined by theConstitution[6]
Demonym		Indian
Government		Federal parliamentary constitutional republic[7]
-	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	1,210,193,422[8] (2nd)
-	2001 census	1,028,610,328
-	Density	364.1/km2 (31st) 943/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2010 estimate
-	Total	$4.060 trillion[9]
-	Per capita	$3,339[9]
GDP (nominal)		2010 estimate
-	Total	$1.538 trillion[9]
-	Per capita	$1,265[9]
Gini (2004)		36.8[10] (79th)
HDI (2010)		0.519[11] (medium) (119th)
Currency		Indian rupee () (INR)
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 International TLDs[show]
Calling code		91
Non-numbered Footnotes:[hide] * Bhārat Gaṇarājya, that is, the Republic of India in Hindi,[7]written in the Devanagari script. See also other official names ‡ This is the figure as per the United Nations though the Indian government lists the total area as 3,287,260 km2(1,269,220 sq mi).[12]