ABOUT INDIA

National song: Vande Mataram "I Bow to Thee, Mother"[a][1][3]
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[6]
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	3,287,590[7] km2[b] (7th) 1,269,346 sq mi
-	Water (%)	9.6
Population
-	2011 census	1,210,193,422[8] (2nd)
-	Density	375.3/km2 (31st) 972/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2012 estimate
-	Total	$4.711 trillion[9] (3rd)
-	Per capita	$3,851[9] (129th)
GDP (nominal)		2012 estimate
-	Total	$1.825 trillion [10] (10th)
-	Per capita	$1,592[9] (140th)
Gini (2010)		33.9[11] medium · 79th
HDI (2012)		0.554[12][13] medium · 136th (medium)
Currency		Indian rupee () (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[s