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1.02
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Lies
between latitudes 8 ° 4' and 37 ° 6 ' north
and longitudes 68 ° 7 ' and 97 ° 25'
east.
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.
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Jan
gana mana, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath
Tagore, was adopted by the Constituent Assembly
as the national anthem of India on 24th
January, 1950.
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emblem
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The
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).
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1.02
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Sovereign,
Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
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29
States and six centrally administered
Union
Territories
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Parliamentary,
based on universal adult franchise
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Parliament,
consists of President and the two Houses, known
as Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and Lok Sabha
(House of the People)
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Consists
of President, Vice-President and Council of
Ministers led by the Prime Minister
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Agriculture (% of GDP) - 17.1 |
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Average rupee exchange rate
to a U.S. $ - 43.32 (2008) |
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A passport and visa are required for entry into India for tourism or business. All visitors must obtain visas at an Indian Embassy or Consulate abroad prior to entering the country. There are no provisions for visas upon arrival, and those arriving in India without visas bearing the correct validity dates and number of entries are subject to deportation.
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Preferred Destination
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AT
Kearney
places
India
as the second most attractive FDI
destination in the world in its latest
survey.
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US, Hong Kong, UK,
Japan, Germany, Belgium, Saudi Arabia
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