Republic of India
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  Location southern Asia
Bordered By Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, Bangladesh
Area 1,269,346 sq mi
(3,287,590 sq km)
Greatest Distance E-W ~1,700 mi (2,740
km)
Greatest Distance N-S ~2,000 mi (3,200
km)
Comparative Area slightly more than
one-third the size of the United States
Coastline 4,252 mi (6,843 km)
Highest Point Kanchenjunga; 28,209 ft
(8,598 m)
Natural Resources
coal, iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore,
chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone,
arable land
Nationality Indian
Population (July 2007 est) 1,129,866,154
Largest Cities Mumbai (Bombay), Delhi, Kolkata (Calcutta), Madras, Hyderabad, Bangalore
Ethnic Groups
Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Mongoloid
Religions Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh
Languages Hindi, Bengali, Telugu,
Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada,
Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Sanskirt (all
official)
Capital New Delhi
Form of Government federal republic
Present Constitution Adopted January 26,
1950 (amended many times)
Chief of State President Pratibha Patil (since
July 25, 2007)
Head of Government Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
(since May 22, 2004)
Cabinet Cabinet appointed by the President on
recommendation of the Prime Minister
Legislature bicameral Parliament (Sansad)
Judiciary Supreme Court
Local Administration 28 states and 7 union
territories
Currency Indian Rupee
Per Capita Income $2,700
Principal Industries textiles, chemicals, food
processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement,
mining, petroleum, machinery, software
Principal Agricultural Products rice, wheat,
oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, potatoes; cattle,
water buffalo, sheep, goats, poultry, fish
Principal Export Commodities textile goods, gems
and jewelry, engineering goods, chemicals, leather
manufactures
Principal Import Commodities
 Independence
Achieved August 15, 1947
From United Kingdom
National Holiday Republic Day, January
26
Flag three equal horizontal bands of
saffron (representing courage and sacrifice), white
(truth and purity) and green (faith and chivalry), with
the Dharma Chakra (Wheel of Law) centered in the white
band
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