India, the second largest country in the world population wise and seventh territory wise, is north of the Equator,
between 8'4''to 37'6" North latitude and 68'7"to 97'25" East longitude.
The country's land is flanked by the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, along the southeast and along the
southwest respectively. On the western border is situated Pakistan and in the east, Bangladesh and Burma.
Along her northern boundary are Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet and Sinkiang region of China. The Gulf of Mannar and the
Palk Strait separate India from Sri Lanka.
From North to South, India measures about 3214km and from east to west, about 2933km.The total land area is
32,68,090 sq.km. Its land frontier is 15,200km and coastline, 6103km.
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and Lakshadweep in the Arabian Sea are parts of the
Indian Territory. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are great tourist destinations.
The four major geographical regions of India are:
States
Andhra Pradesh
Capital
Literacy(%)
No. Of
Dists
275,345
61
83,743
41.20
15
Assam
Bihar
Chatisgarh
Delhi
Dispur
Patna
Raipur
Delhi
78,438
1,73,877
135,194
1,483
53.42
47.53
34
82
23
55
16
1
Goa
Panaji
3,702
76.96
02
Gujarat
Gandhinagar
1,96,124
70
25
Haryana
Chandigarh
44,212
69
19
Himachal Pradesh
Shimla
55,780
77
12
Jammu& Kashmir
Srinagar
3,08,112
54
14
Karnataka
Bangalore
1,91,792
67
30
Kerala
Trivandrum
38,863
93
14
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal
4,43,446
64
45
Maharastra
Mumbai
3,08,121
77
33
Manipur
Imphal
22,336
69
09
22, 429
50
07
Meghalaya
Hyderabad
Area(Sq.Km
)
Shillong
Mizoram
Aizwal
21,081
95
03
Nagaland
Kohima
16,579
61.30
08
Odisha
Bhubaneshwar 1,55,707
64
30
Pondicherry
Pondicherry
492
74.90
Punjab
Chandigarh
50,394
70
17
Rajasthan
Jaipur
3,42,239
61
32
Sikkim
Gangtok
7,096
56.53
04
Tamilnadu
Chennai
1,30,058
73
29
Tripura
Agartala
10,486
60.40
04
Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
2,94,411
57
70
Uttaranchal
Dehradun
55,845
72.28
13
Jharkhand
Ranchi
79,714
54
18
West Bengal
Kolkata
88,752
69
19
Union Territories
8,249
81.18
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
114
81.76
Dadra& Nagar
Haveli
Silvassa
491
60.03
Daman
Kavaratti
112
32
81.09
81.49
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1
GOVERNMENT
India, a Union of States, is a Sovereign Democratic Republic, governed by a Constitution, which came into force
on the 26th of January 1950.
The Constitution, federal in structure with unitary features, defines the power exercised by the States and the
Union. The President of India is the constitutional head of the executive of the Union. He acts according to the
advice of the Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head-the real custodian of the executive powerwho is responsible to the Parliament consisting of two houses, the Lok sabha and the Rajya Sabha. Parliament
and the Supreme court provide a medium of checks and balances on the powers of this executive authority. The
Prime Minister and his Cabinet can be removed by a vote of no confidence passed by the House.
The major industry of Delhi is Politics! A session at the Sansad Bhavan is a good valued
Entertainment and permission for this can be had from the Embassies of various countries located in Delhi or
through the High Commission or by means of an MP. Debates and cross-banter are in English and the Indian
constitution is loosely based on the West Minister model of the British.
The Lok sabha has 544 elected members; it sits for eight months in the year and elects its own Speaker. The
ruling party draws its Prime Minister and Cabinet from this house. Like the American Senate, membership of
Rajya Sabha is by election, except for a dozen appointments by the President and a third of the 245 members
retire every two years. It lacks a speaker but has the Vice President as the Chairman. Parliament legislates,
amends the Constitution, elects the President and Vice President and must approve a Proclamation of
Emergency.
An MLA has as many votes as the number in thousands obtained when the population of his state is divided by
the elected membership of his legislature. An MP has as many votes as the number obtained by dividing the total
votes assigned to the MLAs by the elected membership of the two houses of Parliament.
The elected members of the two houses of Parliament and of the State Legislative assemblies constitute the
Electoral College for the President. Any citizen of India above 35 years, owes allegiance to the constitution and
swears by the sovereignty and integrity of India, can contest for the post of President. A President can hold office
for 5 years and can seek re-election for any number of subsequent terms. A President can be removed by
Parliament only through impeachment for violation of the constitution. The President's residence is called the
Rashtrapathi Bhavan.
The Vice-President, elected by the members of the Parliament discharges the function as Chairman of the Rajya
Sabha. He also acts as the President during the absence of the President. The executive power of the Central
government is normally vested in the President, who is also the Supreme commander of the three armed forces.
1,21,01,93,422
Males
62,37,24,248
Females
58,64,69,174
Sex Ratio
940
world.
l Located in the heart of Europe and shares borders
with every major economy in central Europe,
providing instant access to both established
markets in Western Europe and emerging markets
in Central and Eastern Europe.
l Highly sophisticated infrastructure; motorways,
railroads and a state-of-the-art telecommunications
network ensure that goods and IT-services are
delivered quickly and dependably.
l Most innovative nation in Europe, (more than 20
percent of European patents are held by Germans).
l International capital market, a liberal and stable
social market and financial services are its distinct
advantages.
l Over 22,000 foreign companies operate in
Germany, employing in excess of 2.1 million staff,
generating trillions of euros in turnover.
l The WEF ranks Germany 3rd in its Business
Competitiveness Index.