| Country Name | India |
| Full Country Name | Republic of India |
| Local - Long | Republic of India/Bharatiya Ganarajya |
| Local - Short | India/Bharat |
| Etymology- history of name | the English name derives from the Indus River; the Indian name "Bharat" may derive from the "Bharatas" tribe mentioned in the Vedas of the second millennium B.C.; the name is also associated with Emperor Bharata, the legendary conqueror of all of India |
| Government Type | federal parliamentary republic |
| Capital Name | New Delhi |
| Capital - geographic coordinate | 28 36 N, 77 12 E |
| Capital Time Difference | UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| Independence | 15 August 1947 (from the UK) |
| National Holiday | Republic Day, 26 January (1950) |
| Constitution | previous 1935 (preindependence); latest draft completed 4 November 1949, adopted 26 November 1949, effective 26 January 1950; amended many times, last in 2015 |
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