Outline of India

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The flag of India

The Emblem of India

An enlargeable map of the cities of India

The following outline is provided as an overview of, and topical guide to, India:

The seventh-largest country by area, India is located on the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. India was home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, and is the birthplace of four world religions: Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism. India endured colonisation, eventually being administered by the United Kingdom from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century. India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was mainly non-violent resistance, led by influential figures like Mahatma Gandhi, and underwent a violent partition. India is the second most populous country with over 1.4 billion people, and is also the most populous democracy in the world.

General reference[edit]

An enlargeable basic map of India

Pronunciation: /ˈɪndiə/
Common English country name: India
Official English country name: The Republic of India
Common endonym(s): Bharat, Hindustan
Official endonym(s): Bharat Ganarajya
Adjectival(s): Indian
Demonym(s): Indian
Etymology: Names of India
International rankings of India
ISO country codes:IN, IND, 356
ISO region codes:See ISO 3166-2:IN
Internet country code top-level domain:.in

Geography of India[edit]

India is:
- a subcontinent
- a country
  - a megadiverse country
Location:

Indian Ocean bathymetry srtm

- - High: Kangchenjunga 8,586 m (28,169 ft) – third highest peak on Earth
  - Low: Kuttanad −2.2 m (−7 ft)
- Land boundaries: 14,103 km

Bangladesh 4,053 km

China 3,380 km including the territorial disputes along its border; McMahon Line

Pakistan including the Line of Control 2,912 km

Nepal 1,690 km

Myanmar 1,463 km

Bhutan 605 km

Coastline: 7,000 km

Indian Ocean

Arabian Sea

Bay of Bengal

Population of India: 1,210,193,422 people (2011 census) – 2nd most populous country
- Census of India
Area of India:3,287,263 km² (1,269,219 sq mi) – 7th largest country
Atlas of India
Subcontinent (Indian subcontinent)

Environment of India[edit]

An enlargeable satellite composite image of India

Geographic features of India[edit]

South India satellite View

Physical divisions of India[edit]

Physical Map of India

The northern mountains including the Himalayas, which includes the Karakoram ranges and the northeast mountain ranges.
Indo-Gangetic plains
Thar Desert
Central Highlands and Deccan Plateau
Eastern coastal plains
Western coastal plains
Bordering seas and islands

Administrative divisions of India[edit]

Administrative divisions of India

Administrative divisional structure of India[edit]

Structure of administrative divisions in India

States and union territories of India[edit]

A clickable map of the 28 states and 8 union territories of India

**Map legend:**
**States** (1–28) & **Union territories** (A-H)
1. Andhra Pradesh	13. Madhya Pradesh	25. Tripura
2. Arunachal Pradesh	14. Maharashtra	26. Uttar Pradesh
3. Assam	15. Manipur	27. Uttarakhand
4. Bihar	16. Meghalaya	28. West Bengal
5. Chhattisgarh	17. Mizoram	A. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
6. Goa	18. Nagaland	B. Chandigarh
7. Gujarat	19. Odisha	C. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
8. Haryana	20. Punjab	D. Jammu and Kashmir
9. Himachal Pradesh	21. Rajasthan	E. Ladakh
10. Jharkhand	22. Sikkim	F. Lakshadweep
11. Karnataka	23. Tamil Nadu	G. Delhi
12. Kerala	24.Telangana	H. Puducherry

States and union territories of India

Autonomous regions of India
Emblems of Indian states
States and union territories of India
- By name
  - States by name
    - Andhra Pradesh (outline)
    - Arunachal Pradesh (outline)
    - Assam (outline)
    - Bihar (outline)
    - Chhattisgarh (outline)
    - Goa (outline)
    - Gujarat (outline)
    - Haryana (outline)
    - Himachal Pradesh (outline)
    - Jharkhand (outline)
    - Karnataka (outline)
    - Kerala (outline)
    - Madhya Pradesh (outline)
    - Maharashtra (outline)
    - Manipur (outline)
    - Meghalaya (outline)
    - Mizoram (outline)
    - Nagaland (outline)
    - Odisha (outline)
    - Punjab (outline)
    - Rajasthan (outline)
    - Sikkim (outline)
    - Tamil Nadu (outline)
    - Telangana (outline)
    - Tripura (outline)
    - Uttar Pradesh (outline)
    - Uttarakhand (outline)
    - West Bengal (outline)
  - Union territories by name
- By rank
  - By economic rank
  - By various rankings
- By population
- By population density
- By size
- By state code
State and territory capitals

Divisions of India[edit]

Municipalities of India[edit]

Mumbai skyline

Municipalities of India

Cities in India
- National Capital of India: New Delhi
- Financial Capital of India: Mumbai
- Cultural Capital of India: Kolkata
- Banking Capital of India: Chennai
- Silicon Valley of India: Bangalore
- Big cities in North East India
- Million-plus cities in India
- Most populous cities in India

Geography of states and territories[edit]

Demography of India[edit]

Demographics of India

Demographics of states and territories[edit]

Government and politics of India[edit]

Barack Obama addressing the Indian Parliament.

Form of government: Sovereign socialist secular federal parliamentary multi-party representative democratic republic.
- Sovereign – this means an independent nation.
- Socialist – this implies social and economic equality for all Indian citizens. This guarantees equal opportunity and equal social status. The government attempts to reduce economic inequality by reducing concentration of wealth.
- Secular – practices separation of religion and state. This implies freedom to choose one's religion. The state gives every citizen the right to practice and propagate a religion of his choice, and also right to reject all religions. The state treats all religions as equal and there is no official state religion.
- Democratic – this means the government is democratically elected, and the head of the government (prime minister) is elected by the people.
- Republic – this means the head of the state (president) is not a hereditary monarch but indirectly elected by the people.^[1]
Capital of India: New Delhi
Elections in India
- 1951 | 1957 | 1962 | 1967 | 1971 | 1977 | 1980 | 1984 | 1989 | 1991 | 1996 | 1998 | 1999 | 2004 | 2009 | 2014 | 2019
Political parties in India
Political scandals in India
Taxation in India

Socio-economic issues in India[edit]

Religious violence in India

Branches of the government of India[edit]

Executive of the government of India[edit]

Head of state: President of India
Vice-President of India
The Cabinet
Head of government: Prime Minister of India
Head of the civil services: Cabinet Secretary of India

Legislature of the government of India[edit]

Parliament of India
- Rajya Sabha (Council of States) – upper house of the parliament (Vice-President of India serves as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha)
- Lok Sabha (House of the People) – lower house of the parliament (Speaker)

Judiciary of the government of India[edit]

Ranjan Gogoi is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India, by President Ram Nath Kovind.

Foreign relations of India[edit]

International organisation membership[edit]

The Republic of India is a member of:^[2]

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (dialogue partner)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF)
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
Colombo Plan (CP)
Commonwealth of Nations
East Asia Summit (EAS)
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) (observer)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 15 (G15)
Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20)
Group of 24 (G24)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
League of Arab States (LAS) (observer)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (partner)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) (observer)
South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP)
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in India[edit]

National law enforcement agencies[edit]

Ministry of Home Affairs (Minister of Home Affairs • Home Secretary)

All India Service for policing — Indian Police Service

State police forces[edit]

The National Police Memorial in New Delhi

Police commissionerates[edit]

Armed forces of India[edit]

INS Vikramaditya is the sole aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy

Garud commandos of the Indian Air Force

Government of states[edit]

Politics by states and territories[edit]

History of India[edit]

The 'Ten Indus Scripts' discovered near the northern gateway of the Dholavira citadel

History of India by period[edit]

Prehistoric India
- Riwatian people (1,900,000 BC)
- Soanian people (500,000 BC)
- South Asian Stone Age (70,000–3300 BCE)
Ancient India
- Ancient Indian cities
- Indus Valley Civilization (3300–1700 BCE)
- Late Harappan culture (1700–1300 BCE)
- Vedic period (1700–500 BCE)
- Iron Age (1200–300 BCE)
  - Mahajanapadas (700–300 BCE)
  - Magadha Empire
    - Haryanka dynasty (684–413 BCE)
    - Shishunaga dynasty (413–345 BCE)
    - Nanda dynasty (424–321 BCE)
  - Maurya Empire (322- 185 BCE)
- Middle kingdoms of India (250 BCE–1279 CE)
  - Chola Empire (250 BCE–1070 CE)
  - Satavahana (230 BCE–220 CE)
  - Shunga Empire (185–75 BCE)
  - Kushan Empire (60–240 CE)
  - Gupta Empire (280–550 CE)
  - Pala Empire (750–1174 CE)
  - Rashtrakuta (753–982 CE)
Islamic empires in India (1206–1596)
- Delhi Sultanate (1206–1596)
- Deccan Sultanates(1490–1596)
Hoysala Empire (1040–1346)
Ahom Kingdom (1228–1826)
Vijayanagara Empire (1336–1646)
Mughal Empire (1526–1858)
Maratha Empire (1674–1818)
Colonial India (1858–1947)
- British Raj
- Princely states
Indian independence movement
- Quit India Movement
- Partition of India (1947)
History of Republic of India (1947–present)

History of India by region[edit]

History of India by subject[edit]

Culture of India[edit]

A traditional Kathakali dancer from Kerala

Taj Mahal

Cuisine of India[edit]

Cuisine by regions[edit]

The arts in India[edit]

Architecture of India[edit]

The intricately carved walls and galleries of Rani Ki Vav in Gujarat

Cinema of India[edit]

Amitabh Bachchan is one of the most dominant actors in the Indian movie industry

Film Awards[edit]

Cinema by region[edit]

Music of India[edit]

Ravi Shankar is known for combining elements of traditional Indian music with Western music.

Sarod and sitar

Music by states and territories[edit]

Literature of India[edit]

Literature by language[edit]

Languages in India[edit]

Official languages of India by state and union territory.

Sports in India[edit]

Indian Football Team

A Kabaddi match at 2006 Asian Games

Major Sports Leagues[edit]

Hockey India League (Hockey)
Indian Premier League (Cricket)
I-League (Football)
Indian Super League (Football)
Indian Badminton League (IBL) (Badminton)
Pro Kabaddi (Kabaddi)
Ultimate Table Tennis (Table Tennis
World Divyang T10 (Physically challenged Cricket)

Culture by region[edit]

Economy and infrastructure of India[edit]

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2011): 9th (twelfth)

Bombay Stock Exchange

Economy and infrastructure of states[edit]

Education in India[edit]

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad complex panorama

Education in states[edit]

Tourism in India[edit]

Tourism in states[edit]

List of tourism in different states of India

Shikkaras at Dal lake, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Khajuraho Temple, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Beach of Goa, India.
Gangotri Glacier, Uttarakhand, India.
A Tea Garden of Cachar, Assam, India.
Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India.
Kumbh Mela Sangam, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Akshardham Temple, Delhi, India.
India Gate, New Delhi.
Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Ladakh is a popular mountaineering site for climbers and trekkers
The White Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
Thar Desert, Rajasthan.

References[edit]

↑ "India Government, Indian Democracy | India Quick Facts". Retrieved 13 March 2020.
↑ "India". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Atlas of India

Government

Official entry portal of the Government of India
Official directory of Indian Government websites

General reference

India. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
Encyclopædia Britannica entry on India
BBC country profile of India
Library of Congress Country Studies entry on India

Other

Incredible India – The Official Tourism Website of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
India at Curlie
India 4You – Directory of popular Indian websites.

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[1] "India Government, Indian Democracy | India Quick Facts". Retrieved 13 March 2020.

[CIA_World_Factbook-2] "India". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.

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