INDIA AT A GLANCE

General Information

 

Population	846 million (1991 Census)
Area	3.3 million square kilometers
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 (Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) , Islam, Christianity.
National anthem	Jan gana mana written by  Rabindranath Tagore. [More...]
National emblem	Replica of the Lion Capital of Sarnath. [More...]
National flag	Horizontal tricolor in equal proportion of deep  saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark  green at the bottom. In the center of the white band is a wheel in navy blue colour.    [More...]
National animal	Tiger, Panthera tigris. [More..]
National bird	Peacock   [More...]
National flower	Lotus    [More...]
National tree	Banyan    [More...]
National fruit	Mango   [More...]
National currency	Rupees (One Rupees=100 paise)