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India, officially the Republic of India (ISO: Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area ; the most populous country as of June 2023; [22] [23] and from the time of its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy.
The legal system of India consists of civil law, common law, customary law, religious law and corporate law within the legal framework inherited from the colonial era and various legislation first introduced by the British are still in effect in modified forms today.
The Parliament of India represents the largest democratic electorate in the world (the second is the European Parliament), with an electorate of 912 million eligible voters in 2019. On May 28, 2023, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, unveiled and inaugurated the New Parliament Building, located adjacent to the previous one.
Geography of India; Continent: Asia: Region: South Asia and Southeast Asia (Indian subcontinent) Coordinates: Area: Ranked 7th • Total: 3,287,263 km 2 (1,269,219 sq mi) • Land: 91% • Water: 9%: Coastline: 7,516.6 km (4,670.6 mi) Borders: Total land borders: 15,200 km (9,400 mi) Bangladesh: 4,096.70 km (2,545.57 mi)
In 2019, the Commonwealth members had a combined gross domestic product of over $9 trillion, 78% of which is accounted for by the four largest economies: India ($3.737 trillion), United Kingdom ($3.124 trillion), Canada ($1.652 trillion), and Australia ($1.379 trillion). Applicants
INDIA Ranking Source Notes Hindu: Last 1st 2011 Census of India: 2011 – 966,257,353 (India: 14%, World: 10%) Muslim: 1st Top: 2011 Census of India: 2011 – 172,245,185 (India: 50%, World: 25%) Christian: 26th: 2011 Census of India: 2011 – 27,819,588 (India: 2.30%, World: 1.16%) Sikh: 1st: 2011 Census of India
India is the member of G-20 major economies and BRICS from the region. It is the fastest-growing major economy in the world and one of the world's fastest registering a growth of 7.2% in FY 2022–23. India is followed by Bangladesh, which has a GDP of ($446 billion). It has the fastest GDP growth rate in Asia.
India played an important role in the multilateral movements of colonies and newly independent countries that wanted to participate in the Non-Aligned Movement. The country's place in national diplomacy, its significant size and its economic growth turned India into one of the leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Article 1 (1) says that India is a Union of States as elaborated under Parts V (The Union) and VI (The States) of the Constitution. Article 1 (3) says territories of India constitute states, union territories and other acquired territories. The concept of union territory was established by the Seventh Amendment.
At the 2016 Australian census, 619,164 people stated that they had Indian ancestry, of which 455,389 were born in India, with people from India making up the third largest immigrant population in the country and the second most popular country of origin for new migrants from 2016.