* Official Name: Bharat (Hindi) or Republic of India (English)
* Capital: New Delhi
* Languages: 2 national languages are Hindi and English (Indian constitution recognizes 22 religious languages)
* Major religions: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism
* President: Pratibha Patil (first Indian president)
* Prime Minister: Dr.Manmohan Singh
* National Anthem: Jana Gana Mana (written by Rabindranath Tagore)
* National Animal: Tiger
* National Bird: Peacock
* National Song: Vande Mataram (composed by Bankimchandra Chatterji)
* National Emblem: Replica of the Lion,capital of Sarnath
* National Flag: Horizontal tricolored flag (deep saffron on top, white in the middle with a navy blue center circle, called a Chakra, that stands for a Bhuddist symbol dating back to the 200th century B.C., and dark green on the bottom of the flag)
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