India Basic Facts

Today Let's learn About Basic Facts Of India

• Seventh largest country in the world.
• Area : 32,87,263 KM.
• Latitude extension : 8 '4' and 37 '6'.
• Longitude extension : 68 '7' and 97 '25'.
• North-south distance : 3214 km.
• East-west distance : 2933 km.
• Total coast line : 7516.6 km.
• Total land border : 15200 km.
  
• Neighbor countries : 9.
• Longest land boundary : Bangladesh(4096 km).
• Capital : New Delhi.
• No.of states : 29.
• Union Territories : 7.
• Independent day : August 15.
• Republic day : January 26.
• National anthem : Janagana mana.
• National song : Vande matharam.
• National flower : Lotus.
• National tree : Banyan tree (Ficus Bengalensis).
• National fruit : Mango (Mangifera indica).
• National bird : Peacock(Pavo cristatus).
• National animal : Tiger (Panthera tigris).
• National aquatic animal : Ganga dolphin.
• National river : Ganga.
• National game : Field Hockey.
  
• National language : Hindi.
• National flag : Tri colour flag.
• National emblem : Lion capital of Ashoka.
• National calendar : Shaka era.
• National heritage animal : Elephant.
• National currency symbol : Indian rupee.
• Longest river : Ganga.
• Highest peak : Kanchanjanga.
• Delhi was the national capital in : 1991 (69th amendment).
• Tri-colour flag was adopted on : 1947 July 22.
• Designer of Tri-colour flag : Pingaly Venkayya.
• Flag code : 2002 Jan 26.
• National anthem and song adopted on : 1950 Jan 24.
• National calendar adopted on : 1957 March 22.
• National animal : 1972 (before Tiger , Lion was the national animal).
• Ganga was the national river in : 2008 Nov 4.
• Ganga was the national aquatic animal in : 2009 Oct.
• Elephant became national heritage animal in : 2010.
• Designer of Indian rupee symbol : D.Udaya kumar.
• Tropic of cancer passes through : 8 states.
• Norhtern most state : Jammu Kashmir.
  
• Northern most point : Indira col.
• Southern most state : Tamilnadu.
• Southern most point : Indira point.
• Western most state : Arunachal pradesh.
• Western most point : Kibithu.
• Eastern most state : Gujarath.
• Eastern most point : Guharmoti.
• State sharing it's border with only state : Sikkim,Meghalaya.
• State sharing it's border with most number of states : Uttarpradesh.
• State sharing it's border with most number of countries : Jammu Kashmir.
• Largest State : Rajasthan.
• Second largest state : Madhyapradesh.
  
• Smallest State : Goa.
• Second smallest state : Sikkim.
• State sharing longest border with Pakistan : Rajasthan.
• Largest neighbor country : China.
• Smallest neighbor country : Mali.

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