Republic of
India: Facts and Figures
Local Name: Bharat. Area: 1,269,346 sq
mi. Population: 1,129,866,154. Capital:
New Delhi. Independece Achieved: August
15, 1947.
Asoka Pillar,
Symbol of India India's national emblem is a
rendering of a sculpture erected by the
Emperor Asoka in the third century B.C.
The emblem shows three lions mounted on
an abacus decorated with a bull, a wheel
and a galloping horse. Below it appear
the words "truth alone
triumphs."