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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Know Your Country - India


India ,officially the Republic of India,is a country in south Asia  and
is  world's largest democracy
is 7th largest country by geographical area
2nd most populous country after China(1.3 Billion as per 2011 Census)
With its many languages, cultures and religions, India is highly diverse.India is a Federal Constitutional Republic governed under a Parliamentary System consisting of 28 States and 7 Union Territories.
States
  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Assam
  4. Bihar
  5. Chhattisgarh
  6. Goa
  7. Gujarat
  1. Haryana
  2. Himachal Pradesh
  3. Jammu and Kashmir
  4. Jharkhand
  5. Karnataka
  6. Kerala
  7. Madhya Pradesh
  1. Maharashtra
  2. Manipur
  3. Meghalaya
  4. Mizoram
  5. Nagaland
  6. Orissa
  7. Punjab
  1. Rajasthan
  2. Sikkim
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Tripura
  5. Uttar Pradesh
  6. Uttarakhand
  7. West Bengal
Union Territories
  1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  2. Chandigarh
  3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  4. Daman and Diu
  5. Lakshadweep
  6. National Capital Territory of Delhi
  7. Pondicherry

Pondy and Delhi have elected legislatures and governments and the remaining 5 Union Territories are directly ruled by the centre through appointed administrators.

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