CapitalNew Delhi
28°36.8′N 77°12.5′E
Largest cityMumbai
18°58′30″N 72°49′33″E
Official languagesHindi
English[4][5][nb 1]
Recognised regional languages
National languageNone[9][10]
Religion79.8% Hinduism
14.2% Islam
2.3% Christianity
1.72% Sikhism
0.24% others[11][12]
DemonymIndian
GovernmentFederal parliamentary
republic[1]
 • PresidentPranab Mukherjee
 • Vice PresidentMohammad Hamid Ansari
 • Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
 • Chief JusticeT. S. Thakur[13]
 • Speaker of the HouseSumitra Mahajan
LegislatureParliament of India
 • Upper houseRajya Sabha
 • Lower houseLok Sabha
Independence from the United Kingdom
 • Dominion15 August 1947 
 • Republic26 January 1950 
Area
 • Total3,287,263[14] km2[b] (7th)
1,269,346 sq mi
 • Water (%)9.6
Population
 • 2015 estimate1,276,267,000[15] (2nd)
 • 2011 census1,210,193,422[16] (2nd)
 • Density386.7/km2 (31st)
1,001.4/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2015 estimate
 • Total$8.027 trillion[17] (3rd)
 • Per capita$6,209[17] (124th)
GDP (nominal)2015 estimate
 • Total$2.182 trillion[17] (7th)
 • Per capita$1,688[17] (141st)
Gini (2009)33.9[18]
medium · 79th
HDI (2014)Increase 0.609[19]
medium · 130th
CurrencyIndian rupee () (INR)
Time zoneIST (UTC+05:30)
DST is not observed
Date formatdd-mm-yyyy
Drives on theleft
Calling code+91
ISO 3166 codeIN
Internet TLD.in
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