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Fact
About India |
India Covers
a land mass roughly the size of Europe &
is home to one fifth of humanity. Its domain extends 3,300 km from the
northern snow capped Himalayas to the steamy palm. dotted south. Its
people speak a total of 1,652 dialects & 15 officially recognised
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| Capital
of India |
New
Delhi |
| Area |
3,287,263
sq km |
| Latitude |
Between
8 '4' & 37 '6' |
| Longitude |
Between
68 '7' & 97 '25' east |
| Coastline |
7516.5
km |
| Land
Frontier |
15,200
km |
| Highest
Mountain Range |
Himalayas
(altitude more than 7500 m) |
| Highest
Mountain Peak |
K2
(8,611 m above sea level) |
| Largest
River Basin |
Ganga-Brahmaputra
Basin |
| Longest
River in India |
Brahmaputra
(2,900 km) |
| Languages
in India |
15
Languages specified in the constitution |
| National
Flag of India |
Horizontal
tricolour- Safforn, White & Green with Navy Blue
Ashok Chakra with 24 spokes |
| National Emblem of India |
Sarnath
Lion capital of Ashoka |
| National Anthem of India |
Jana-gana-mana |
| National Calendar of india |
Based
on Saka Era with Chitra as its first month & a normal
year of 365 days. |
| National Bird of India |
Indian
Peacock |
| National Animal India |
The
Royal Bengal Tiger |
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