Here are some facts and figures about India:
General Information
Political Structure
Economic Indicators
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General Information
| Population |
1,027 million (2001 Census) |
| Area |
3.3 million square kilometres |
| Geographical Location |
Lies between latitudes 8�4' and 37�6 ' north and longitudes 68�7 ' and 97�25' east |
| Coastline Length |
7,600 km |
| Languages |
17 major languages, 844 dialects |
| Major Religions |
Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism |
| National Anthem |
"Jan gana mana" by Rabindranath Tagore |
| National Emblem |
Replica of the Lion Capital of Sarnath |
| National Flag |
Horizontal tricolour in equal proportion of deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom. In the centre of the white band is a wheel in navy blue colour. |
| National Animal |
Tiger (Panthera tigris) |
| National Bird |
Peacock |
| National Flower |
Lotus |
| National Tree |
Banyan |
| National fruit |
Mango |
| National Currency |
Rupees (One Rupees = 100 paise) |
Political Information
| India |
Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic |
| The Indian Union |
28 States and seven centrally administered Union Territories |
| Form of government |
Parliamentary, based on universal adult franchise |
| Legislature |
Parliament, consists of President and the two Houses, known as Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and Lok Sabha (House of the People) |
| Executive |
Consists of President, Vice-President and Council of Ministers led by the Prime Minister |
| Judiciary |
Independent of executive |
Economic Indicator
| Growth of exports |
5 per cent in 2001-02 |
| Power generation |
499.5 billion kilo watt hour in 2000-01 |
| Coal production |
332 million tonnes in 2000-01 |
| Crude oil production |
32.2 million tonnes in 2000-01 |
| Railway passenger traffic |
4,864 million in 2000-01 |
| Railway freight traffic |
473 million tonnes in 2000-01 |
| Total road length |
2.47 million km in 1996-97 |
| Iron ore export |
26.0 million tonnes in 1994-95 |
| Foodgrains production |
195.5 million tonnes in 2000-01 |
| Sugar cane production |
299.2 million tonnes in 2000-01 |
| Cotton production |
9.7 million bales in 2000-01 |
| Oilseed production |
18.4 million tonnes in 2000-01 |
| Cement production |
99.5 million tonnes in 2000-01 |
| Nitrogenous fertilizer production |
11.02 million tonnes in 2000-01 |
| Nuclear energy generation |
16.9 billion kilo watt hour in 2000-01 |
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