General Information
General Information
INDIA AT A GLANCE
| Official Name: | Republic of India |
| Area: | 3.3 million sq. Kms. |
| Climate: | Alpine to Tropical, marked by relatively high temperature in summer and dry winter |
| Population: | 1,210 million (2011 census) |
| Major religions: | Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Parsi |
| Languages: | Hindi is the Official Language of the Union and English continues to be used for official purposes |
| Time zone: | GMT + 5-1/2 hrs |
| Government type: | Parliamentary system |
| Head of State: | H.E. Droupadi Murmu |
| Head of Government: | H.E. Mr. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister |
| Administrative divisions: | 28 States and 7 Union Territories |
| Capital: | New Delhi |
| National Flag: | Horizontal Tricolour of saffron at the top, white in the middle and green at the bottom in equal proportions and navy blue wheel with 24 spikes in the centre of the white band. The ratio between breadth and length is 2 to 3. |
| National Anthem: | JANA-GANA-MANA-ADHINAYAKA, JAYA HE BHARATA- BHAGYA-VIDHATA PUNJAB-SINDHU-GUJARAT-MARATHA DRAVIDA-UTKALA-BANGA VINDHYA-HIMACHALA-YAMUNA-GANGA. UCCHHALA-JALADHI TARANGA TAVA SHUBHA NAME JAGE TAVA SHUBHA ASHISHA MANGE GAHE TAVA JAYA GATHA. JANA-GANA-MANGALA DAYAKA, JAYA HE BHARATA-BHAGYA-VIDHATA JAYA HE, JAYA HE, JAYA HE JAYA JAYA JAYA, JAYA HE |
