INDIA AT A GLANCE
- Capital: New Delhi
- Area: 3.3 Million sq. km
- Latitude: 6° 44' and 35° 30' north latitude
- Longitude: 68° 7' and 97° 25' east longitude
- Official Language: Hindi
- Total Recognized Languages: 22
- Total Coast Line: 7,516.6 km
- Area covered by Forest: 68 million hectares
- Population: 1,210,193,422
- Male: 623.7 million
- Female: 586.4 million
- Population Growth Rate: 1.64 per cent during 2001-2011
- Density of Population: 370.8/km2
- Sex Ratio: 940
- Literacy Rate: 74.04%
- Male: 82.14%
- Female: 65.46%
- State: 28
- Union Territories: 7
- Largest State: Rajasthan
- Smallest State: Goa
- National Park: 102
- Wildlife Sanctuaries: 441
- Largest City: Mumbai
- Calling Code: +91
- National Motto: Satyameva Jayate
- National Song: Vande Mataram
- National Anthem: Jana Gana Mana
- Highest Point: Mount Godwin-Austen, 28,251 ft
- Currency: Indian Rupee
- Time Zone: GMT + 05:30
- Life Expectancy Rate Male: 65.8 years Female: 68.1 years
- Ethnic Groups: Australoid, Mongoloid, Europoid,Caucasian, and Negroid
- National Days: 26th January (Republic Day),15th August (Independence Day),2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti; Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday)
- National Bird: Indian peacock
- National Flower: Lotus
- National Tree: Banyan Tree
- National River: The Ganga
- National Aquatic Animal: River Dolphin
- National Animal: Tiger
- National Fruit: Mango