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| 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 |
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| Coastline length | 7,600 km |
| Languages | 17 major languages, 844 dialects |
| Major religions | Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, |
| | Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism |
| National anthem | Jan gana mana written by Rabindranath Tagore |
| National emblem | Replica of the Lion Capital of Sarnath |
| 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. |
| National animal | Tiger, Panthera tigris |
| National bird | Peacock |
| National flower | Lotus |
| National tree | Banyan |
| National fruit | Mango |
| National currency | Rupees (One Rupees=100 paise) |
