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REPUBLIC OF INDIA

Official Name



World's largest democracy.



Second-most populous country.

(Stands for Courage

& Sacrifice)



7th largest country in land area.

(Stands for Faith & Chivalry)



(Stands for Peace & Truth)

One of the oldest continuously inhabited regions.



4th largest coal reserves in the world.

Emblem : Navy blue wheel representing the Charkha (spinning wheel) with 24 spokes.

 World's largest producer of Bananas, Groundnuts, Oilseed, Millet, Mangoes and Tea.

' ABBREV IATION ‘

Independence

: 15th August 1947 (from UK) : Indian : Mahatma Gandhi : "Jana-Gana-Mana “

ALP2

IN



Renowned for its rich cultural heritage.

Citizen National Hero National Anthem

ALP3

IND

 Birth place of four great religions - Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism & Sikhism.

NC

356

(Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People)

NEW DELHI

LATITUDE

28.36N

LONGITUDE 77.12E

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NEW DELHI

1 . Agra 2. Ahmedabad 3. Aizawl 4. Bangalore 5. Bhopal 6. Bhubaneshwar

7. Bombay 8. Calcutta 9. Calicut

10. Chandigarh 11. Darjeeling 12. Dispur 13. Gangtok 14. Hyderabad 15. Imphal 16. Itanagar 17. Jaipur 18. Kohima 19. Lucknow 20. Madras 21. Panaji 22. Patna 23. Pondicherry 24. Shimla 25. Shillong 26. Srinagar 27. Tiruvanan - thapuram

BORDERS & LAND BOUNDARIES (Kms)

15th August 1 Rupee (Rs.) = 100 Paise Saka Calendar Tiger Peacock English, Hindi & 17 other Official languages New Delhi 32,87,590 sq.kms 1.22 billion Federal Republic

National Day Monetary Unit

LAND USE

Forests

Meadows/Pastures

Agriculture

Others

Bangladesh

4,053

National Calendar, National Animal National Bird Languages

China

3,380 2,912

23%

14%

46%

17%

Pakistan

TERRAIN The Himalayan mountain belt in North; the Desert in the West; the Deccan Plateau in South; Naga-Lushai mountains in East and the Indo Ganga flat to rolling plains along river Ganges. MINERAL WEALTH Bauxite, Chromite, Coal, Crude Oil, Diamonds, Iron ore, Limestone, Manga- nese, Mica, Natural gas & Titanium ore.

Nepal

1,690

Myanmar

1,463

Bhutan

605

Capital Area Population Type of Govt.

14,103

Total

7,516.6

Coastline