>>> INDIA AT A GLANCE <<< *********************** a. Capital : New Delhi b. Area : 3.3 Million sq. km c. Latitude : 6° 44' and 35° 30'north latitude d. Longitude : 68° 7' and 97° 25' east longitude. e. Official Language : Hindi f. Total Recognized Languages: 22 g. Total Coast Line : 7,516.6 km h. Area covered by Forest : 68 million hectares. i. Population : 1,210,193,422 Billion. j. Male : 623.7 million. k. Female : 586.4 million. l. Population Growth Rate : 1.64 per cent during 2001-2011 m. Density of Population : 370.8/km2. n. Sex Ratio : 940 o. Literacy Rate: 74.04%. p. Male : 82.14% q. Female : 65.46% r. State : 28 s. Union Territories : 7 t. Largest State : Rajasthan. u. Smallest State : Goa v. National Park : 102 w. Wildlife Sanctuaries : 441 x. Largest City : Mumbai y. Calling Code : +91 z. National Motto: Satyameva Jayate. 0. National Song : Vande Mataram 1. National Anthem: Jana GanaMana 2. Highest Point: Mount Godwin -Austen, 28,251 ft 3.Currency : Indian Rupee 4. Time Zone : GMT + 05:30 5. Life Expectancy Rate a. Male : 65.8 years b. Female : 68.1 years 6. Ethnic Groups: Australoid, Mongoloid, Europoid, Caucasian, and Negroid. 7. National Days: 26th January(Republic Day) 8. 15th August (IndependenceDay) 9. 2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti; Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday) 10. National Bird: Indian peacock 11. National Flower : Lotus 12. National Tree: Banyan Tree 13. National River: The Ganga 14. National Aquatic Animal: River Dolphin 15. National Animal: Tiger 16. National Fruit: Mango