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India, officially the Republic of India (Bharat Gaṇarajya),is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh- largest country by area, the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast. It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Myanmar (Berma) and Bangaladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives. India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

The name India is derived from Indus, which originates from the Old Persian word Hindu.The latter term stems from the Sanskrit word Sindhu, which was the historical local appellation for the Indus River. The ancient Greeks referred to the Indians as Indoi , which translates as "The people of the Indus".

Hindustan  is a Persian name for India dating back to the 3rd century BCE. It was introduced into India by the Mughals and widely used since then.

Some facts about India

Republic of India Bharat Gaṇarajya
Flag State emblem
Motto: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit) "Truth Alone Triumphs"
Anthem: "Jana Gana Mana ( Hindi)
National song "Vande Mataram" (Sanskrit)
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Capital				New Delhi
Largest city				Mumbai
Official languages				Hindi English
Recognised regional languages				Assamese ,Bengali    Bodo · Dogri  Gujrati    Kannad · Kashmiri ·Kokborok    Konkani ·Maithili · Malayalam    Manipuri·Marathi·Mizo·Nepali     Odia·Punjabi·Sanskrit·Santali    Sindhi·Tamil·Telugu.Urdu
National langauge				None
Religion				79.8% Hiduism 14.2% Islam 2.3% Christianity 1.7%  Sikhism 0.7%  Buddhism 0.4%  Jainism 0.9% others
Government				Federal Parlimentory Constitutional Republic
President				Pranab Mukherjee
Vice President				Mohammad Hamid Ansari
• Prime Minister				Narendra Modi
• Chief Justice				Jagdish Singh Khehar
Lok Sabha Speaker				Sumitra Mahajan
Legislature				Parliment Of India
• Upper House				Rajya Sabha
• Lower House				Lok Sabha
Independance from United Kingdom
• Dominion			15 August 1947
• Republic			26 January 1950
Area
• Total			3,287,263  km2 (1,269,219 sq mi)(7th)
• Water (%)			9.6
Population
• 2017 estimate			1,326,572,000  (2nd)
• 2011 census			1,210,854,977  (2nd)
• Density			392.6/km2 (1,016.8/sq mi) (31st)
GDP (PPP)			2017 estimate
• Total			$9.489 trillion (3rd)
• Per capita			$7,153 (122nd)
GDP (nominal)			2017 estimate
• Total			$2.454 trillio  (7th)
• Per capita			$1,850 (141st)
GINI (2013)			33.9        medium · 79th
HDI (2015)			0.624         medium · 131st
Currency			Indian Rupee (₹) (INR)
Time zone			IST (UTC+05:30)
			DST is not observed
Date format			DD-MM-YYYY
Drives on the			Left
Calling code			+91
States In India
	No.	State			Capital	Population
	1	Andhra Pradesh			Hyderabad	84,665,533
	2	Arunachal Pradesh			Itanagar	1,383,727
	3	Assam			Dispur	31,205,576
	4	Bihar			Patna	104,099,452
	5	Chhattisgarh			Raipur	25,545,198
	6	Goa			Panaji	1,458,545
	7	Gujarat			Gandhinagar	60,439,692
	8	Haryana			Chandigarh	25,351,462
	9	Himachal Pradesh			Shimla	6,864,602
	10	Jammu and Kashmir			Srinagar	12,541,302
	11	Jharkhand			Ranchi	32,988,134
	12	Karnataka			Bengaluru	61,095,297
	13	Kerala			Thiruvananthapuram	33,406,061
	14	Madhya Pradesh			Bhopal	72,626,809
	15	Maharashtra			Mumbai	112,372,972
	16	Manipur			Imphal	2,855,794
	17	Meghalaya			Shillong	2,966,889
	18	Mizoram			Aizawl	1,097,206
	19	Nagaland			Kohima	1,978,502
	20	Orissa			Bhubaneswar	41,974,218
	21	Punjab			Chandigarh	27,743,338
	22	Rajasthan			Jaipur	68,548,437
	23	Sikkim			Gangtok	610,577
	24	Tamil Nadu			Chennai	72,147,030
	25	Telangana			Hyderabad	3,943,323
	26	Tripura			Agartala	3,673,917
	27	Uttar Pradesh			Lucknow	199,581,477
	28	Uttarakhand			Dehradun	10,086,292
	29	West Bengal			Kolkata	91,276,115
	No.	Union Territory			Capital	Population
	1	Delhi			Delhi	16,787,941
	2	Puducherry			Pondicherry	1,247,953
	No.	Union Territory			Capital	Population
	1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands			Port Blair	380,581
	2	Chandigarh			Chandigarh	1,055,450
	3	Dadra and Nagar Haveli			Silvassa	343,709
	4	Daman and Diu			Daman	243,247
	5	Delhi			Delhi	16,787,941
	6	Lakshadweep			Kavaratti	64,473
	7	Puducherry			Podicherry	1,247,953

India is one of the world's oldest civilizations and one of the most populated countries in the world. The Indian culture, often labeled as an amalgamation of several various scultures, spans across the  Indian subcontinent and has been influenced and shaped by a history that is several thousand years old Throughout the history of India, Indian culture has been heavily influenced by Dharmic religions. They have been credited with shaping much of Indian Philosophy, literature, architecture,art and music. Greater India was the historical extent of Indian culture beyond the Indian subcontinent.

India is the birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, collectively known as Indian religions.  Today, Hinduism and Buddhism are the world's third and fourth-largest religions respectively, with over 2 billion followers altogether, and possibly as many as 2.5 or 2.6 billion followers Followers of Indian religions – Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists make up around 80–82% population of India.

India is one of the most religiously and ethnically diverse nations in the world, with some of the most deeply religious societies and cultures. Religion plays a central and definitive role in the life of many of its people. Although India is a secular Hindu-majority country, it has a large Muslim population.

There are various religions, caste,sub-castes,differences in 

dressing,eating habits existed in India. Many sub cultures 

existed within a broader Indian culture.

But what is specialty of India ?

The answer is Unity In Diversity. 

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