Fact About India

Official Name
Bharat (Hindi), Republic of India (English)
Capital
New Delhi
Population
1, 027, 015, 247 (2001 Census)
Area
3.3 million square kilometers
Geographical Location
Lies between latitudes 20 00 N, 77 00 E
Languages
India has two National languages (Central administrative). They are English (associate official) and Hindi (in the Devanagiri script). The Indian Constitution also officially recognizes 22 regional languages.
Major Religions
Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism
Literacy
65.38%
President
Pratibha Patil
Prime Minister
Dr. Manmohan Singh
National Anthem
Jan gana mana written by Rabindranath Tagore
National Song
Vande Mataram, composed by Bankimchandra Chatterji
National Emblem
Replica of the Lion Capital of Sarnath
National Flag
Horizontal tricolor in equal proportion of deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom. In the center of the white band is a wheel in navy blue color
National Animal
Tiger
National Bird
Peacock
National Flower
Lotus
National Tree
Banyan
National Fruit
Mango
National Currency
Rupee
National Sport
Hockey

Some Great Facts

  • India is the world's largest democracy.
  • India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
  • Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
  • The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana.
  • The decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.


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