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Fast Facts on India

Population
1, 027, 015, 247 (2001 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
7600 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 Song
Vande Mataram, composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji

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 color

National animal
Tiger (Panthera tigris)

National bird
Peacock

National flower
Lotus

National tree
Banyan

National fruit
Mango

National currency
Rupee

National Sport
Hockey

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