Presented by:Melrose T. Tasic ABE IV-4

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India

COUNTRY NAME: Republic of India; Bharat Ganrajya CAPITAL: New Delhi LARGEST CITY: Mumbai CURRENCY: Indian Rupee (INR) DEMONYM: Indian MOTTO: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit) "Truth Alone

Triumphs" POPULATION: 1,210,193,422 (623.7 million males

and 586.4 million females) (2015 estimated: 1,276,267,000)

AREA: 3,287,590 km2 (9.6% water) LOCATION: The Indian peninsula is separated from

mainland Asia by the Himalayas. The Country is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west, and the Indian Ocean to the south.

INDIA

India’s location in the world map

Political Map of India

NATIONAL FLAG

National Anthem: Jana-gana-mana ("Thou art the rulers of the minds of all people“)

National Song: Vande Mataram ("I Bow to Thee, Mother“)

State EmblemThe state emblem is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. In the original, there are four lions, standing back to back, mounted on an abacus with a frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by intervening wheels over a bell-shaped lotus. Carved out of a single block of polished sandstone, the Capital is crowned by the Wheel of the Law (Dharma Chakra).

National FruitA fleshy fruit, eaten ripe or used green for pickles etc., of the tree Mangifera indica, the mango is one of the most important and widely cultivated fruits of the tropical world. . In India there are over 100 varieties of mangoes, in different sizes, shapes and colours. Mangoes have been cultivated in India from time immemorial. The poet Kalidasa sang its praises. Alexander savoured its taste, as did the Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tsang. Mughal emperor Akbar planted 100,000 mango trees in Darbhanga, Bihar at a place now known as Lakhi Bagh.

National TreeIndian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis, whose branches root themselves like new trees over a large area. The roots then give rise to more trunks and branches. Because of this characteristic and its longevity, this tree is considered immortal and is an integral part of the myths and legends of India. Even today, the Banyan tree is the focal point of village life and the village council meets under the shade of this tree.

• 7th largest country in the world•1/3 of the area of the United States•Southern Asia•It borders on China in the northeast. Other neighbors are Pakistan on the west, Nepal andBhutan on the north, and Burma and Bangladesh on the east.Main cities of India• Mumbai (Bombay)• Kolkata (Calcutta)• Delhi• Chennai

Government Type: Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of Government

Administrative Divisions: 29 states and 7 Union territories

Independence: 15th August 1947 (From the British Colonial Rule)

National Days- 26th January (Republic Day)- 15th August (Independence Day)- 2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti; Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday)

Executive BranchThe President of India is the Head of the State, while the Prime Minister is the Head of the Government, and runs office with the support of the Council of Ministers who form the Cabinet Ministry.

Legislative BranchThe Indian Legislature comprises of the Lok Sabha (House of the People) and the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) forming both the Houses of the Parliament.

Judicial BranchThe Supreme Court of India is the apex body of the Indian legal system, followed by other High Courts and subordinate Courts.

Religion

The Great Indian Epics

RayamanaThe first Indian epic

Longest Epic in world literature

Indian Cuisine is classified into three major categories: Sattva, Rajas and Tamas

“There is a great diversity among different regions of India in terms of language, cuisine, culture and dress. But though we all are different we all are Indians. We owe a lot of the Indians who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.”

-Albert Einstein