Our India - Country Profile

·                     Official name : Republic of India

·                     Capital : New Delhi

·                     Area : 3,287,263 sq km

·                                                                     9.56% covered by water

·                     Population : 1,210,193,422

·                                                                     Male : 623724248 (51.53%)

·                                                                     Female : 586489174 (48.47%)

·                     Population Density : 382 per sq km

·                     Sex-Ratio : 940 females/1000 males

·                     Child Sex-Ratio (0-6) : 914 girls/1000 boys

·                     Literacy Rate : 74.04%

·                                                                     Male : 82.14%

·                                                                     Female : 65.46%

·                     Independence from the UK

·                                                                     Declared : 15 August 1947

·                                                                     Republic : 26 January 1950

·                     Motto : "Satyameva Jayate" (Truth Alone Triumphs)

·                     National Anthem : "Jana Gana Mana" (Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people)

·                     National Song : "Vande Mataram" (I bow to thee, Mother)

·                     No of States : 28

·                     No of Union Territories : 7

·                     Largest City : Mumbai

·                     Official Languages : Hindi, English

·                     Demonym : Indian

·                     Government : Federal, Parliamentary Constitutional Republic

·                     Legislature : Parliament of India (Bharat ki Sansad)

·                     Upper House : Rajya Sabha (Council of States)

·                     Lower House : Lok Sabha (House of the People)

·                     Members of Rajya Sabha : 245

·                     Members of Lok Sabha: 545

·                     Currency : Rupee [INR] ()

·                     Time Zone : Indian Standard Time (IST) 

·                     Coordinated Universal Time (UCT) +5:30

·                     Date Format : dd/mm/yyyy

·                     Drives on : Left

·                     Internet TLD (Top Level Domain) : .in

·                     Calling Code : +91

National Symbols 

·                     Flag : Tricolour

·                     Emblem : Sarnath Lion Capital of Asokha

·                     Calendar : Saka

·                     Game : Hockey

·                     Flower : Lotus

·                     Fruit : Mango

·                     Tree : Banyan

·                     Bird : Indian Peafowl

·                     Land Animal : Royal Bengal Tiger

·                     Aquatic Animal : River Dolphin

·                     River : Ganges 

·                      President : Pranab Mukharjee

·                     Vice-President (Speaker of Rajya Sabha) : Mohammad Hamid Ansari 

·                     Prime Minister : Dr Manmohan Singh 

·                     Speaker of Rajya Sabha : Mohammad Hamid Ansari 

·                     Speaker of Lok Sabha : Meira Kumar 

·                     Chief Justice : SH Kapadia 

Source : http://wikipedia.org