Outline of India
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The Republic of India is a sovereign country located in South Asia.[1] India is the seventh most extensive country, the second most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world.[2][3] India has the world's eleventh largest economy at market exchange rates and the fourth largest in purchasing power. Economic reforms have transformed it into the second fastest growing large economy.[4] However, it still endures high levels of poverty,[5] illiteracy, and malnutrition. As a diverse society (pluralistic, multilingual, and multiethnic), India is home to a swathe of wildlife in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve[6][7] and elsewhere.
India is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the south, the Arabian Sea to the west, and the Bay of Bengal to the east, with a coastline stretching 7,517 kilometres (4,671 mi).[8] It borders Pakistan to the north and west;[9] Nepal and the China to the north; Bangladesh to the southeast; Bhutan to the northeast; and Burma to the east; Sri Lanka and the Maldives to the south.
After being colonised by the United Kingdom from the mid-nineteenth century, India became a modern nation state in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by widespread nonviolent resistance.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to India:
[edit] General reference
- Pronunciation: /ˈɪndiə/
- Common English country name: India
- Official English country name: The Republic of India
- Common endonym(s): Bharat, Hindustan
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Indian
- Demonym(s): Indian
- Etymology: Name 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
[edit] Geography of India
Main article: Geography of India
- India is: a subcontinent and a country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Northern Hemisphere
- Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
- Extreme points of India
- 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
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Bangladesh 4,053 km
China 3,380 km including the territorial disputes along its border; McMahon Line
Pakistan including the disputed LoC is 2,912 km
Nepal 1,690 km
Burma 1,463 km
Bhutan 605 km
- Coastline: 7,000 km
- Population of India:1,210,193,422people (2011) - 2nd most populous country
- Area of India: 3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi) - 7th largest country
- Atlas of India
- Subcontinent (Indian subcontinent)
[edit] Environment of India
Main article: Environment of India
- Climate of India
- Environmental issues in India
- Renewable energy in India
- Geology of India
- National parks of India
- Orography of India
- Protected areas of India
- Wildlife of India
[edit] Geographic features of India
Main article: Landforms of India
- Beaches of India
- Glaciers of India
- Islands of India
- Lakes of India
- Mountains of India
- Rivers of India
- Valleys of India
- List of World Heritage Sites in India
[edit] Physical divisions of India
- See also: Ecoregions of India
- The northern mountains including the Himalayas, which includes the Kuen Lun and 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
[edit] Administrative divisions of India
Main article: Administrative divisions of India
[edit] Structure
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[edit] States and territories of India
- Main article: States and territories of India
- Autonomous regions of India
- Emblems of Indian States
- States and territories of India
- State and territory capitals
[edit] Municipalities of India
Main article: Municipalities of India
[edit] Geography of states and territories
[edit] History of India
- Main article: History of India and Timeline of Indian history
- Ancient India
- Economic history of India
- Linguistic history of India
- Indian maritime history
- Military history of India
- Science and technology in ancient India
[edit] History of India by period
- South Asian Stone Age (70,000–3300 BCE)
- Indus Valley Civilization (3300–1700 BCE)
- Late Harappan culture (1700–1300 BCE)
- Vedic period (1500–500 BCE)
- Iron Age (1200–300 BCE)
- Mahajanapadas (700–300 BCE)
- Magadha Empire (545 BCE - 550)
- Maurya Empire (545 BCE - 550)
- Middle kingdoms of India (250 BCE–1279 CE)
- Chola Empire (250 BCE–1070 CE)
- Satavahana (230 BCE–220 CE)
- 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)
- Indian independence movement
- History of Republic of India (1947–present)
[edit] History by states and territories
[edit] Demography of India
- Main article: Demographics of India
[edit] Demographics of states and territories
[edit] Government and politics of India
- Main article: Government of India and Politics of India
- Form of government: federal parliamentary multi-party representative democratic republic
- Capital of India: New Delhi
- Elections in India
- Intelligence agencies of India
- Political parties in India
[edit] Socio-economic issues in India
Further information: Hindutva, Hindu nationalism, Islamic Extremism, Khalistan movement, Islamic terrorism, and Christian terrorism
See also: Anti-Christian violence in India, Anti-Christian violence in Karnataka, and Religious violence in Orissa
[edit] Branches of the government of India
Main article: Government of India
[edit] Executive branch of the government of India
- Head of state: President of India
- Head of government: Prime Minister of India
- Vice-President of India
- The Cabinet
[edit] Legislative branch of the government of India
- Parliament of India
- Rajya Sabha (Council of States) - upper house of Parliament
- Vice-President of India - serves as Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
- Lok Sabha (House of the People) - lower house of Parliament
- Rajya Sabha (Council of States) - upper house of Parliament
[edit] Judicial branch of the government of India
Main article: Judiciary of India
[edit] Foreign relations of India
Main article: Foreign relations of India
[edit] International organization membership
The Republic of India is a member of:[1]
[edit] Law and order in India
- Main article: Law of India
- Capital punishment in India
- Constitution of India
- Crime in India
- Directive Principles in India
- Fundamental Rights in India
- History of Indian law
- Law enforcement in India
[edit] National law enforcement agencies
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- Border Security Force
- Central Bureau of Investigation
- Central Industrial Security Force
- Central Reserve Police Force
- Defense Security Force
- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
- Indian Coast Guard
- Indian Home Guard
- Indian Police Service
- Indo-Tibetan Border Police
- National Security Guards
- Railway Protection Force
- Special Protection Group
- Narcotics Control Bureau
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[edit] Regional law enforcement agencies
[edit] Local law enforcement agencies
- Bangalore City Police
- Greater Chennai Police
- Delhi Police
- Kolkata Police
- Mumbai Police
- Nagpur Police
[edit] Military of India
- Main article: Military of India
- Command
- Commander-in-chief: President of India, Pratibha Patil
- Ministry of Defence of India
- Commander-in-chief: President of India, Pratibha Patil
- Forces
- Military academies in India
- India and weapons of mass destruction
[edit] Government of states
[edit] Politics by states and territories
[edit] Culture of India
- Main article: Culture of India
- Architecture of India
- Caste system in India
- Indian dress
- Festivals in India
- Humour in India
- Media in India
- National symbols of India
- Public holidays in India
- Religion in India
- World Heritage Sites in India
[edit] Cuisine of India
Main article: Indian cuisine
[edit] Cuisine by regions
[edit] Art in India
[edit] Music of India
- Indian classical music
- Indian folk music
- Qawwali
- Indian pop
- Indian hip hop
- Filmi
- Indian rock
- Sangeet Natak Akademi
- Thyagaraja Aradhana
- Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana
- List of Indian playback singers
- Indian musical instruments
[edit] Music by states and territories
[edit] Literature of India
Main article: Literature of India
- List of Indian poets
- List of Indian authors
- Indian epic poetry
- Jnanpith award
- Sahitya Akademi Award
- Indian Literature (journal)
- Indian folklore
[edit] Literature by language
[edit] Cinema of India
- Main article : Cinema of India
- Lists of Indian films
- List of top Bollywood films
- List of top Marathi films
- List of top Tamil-language films
- List of Telugu-language films
- List of Malayalam films
- List of Kannada films
- List of Bengali films
- List of Indian film actresses
- List of Indian film actors
- List of Indian film directors
- List of Indian film choreographers
- List of Indian film cinematographers
- List of Indian film score composers
- List of film festivals in India
- List of Indian film producers
- List of Indian film screenwriters
[edit] Cinema by region
- Bengali cinema
- Hindi cinema (Bollywood)
- Kannada cinema (Sandalwood)
- Malayalam cinema (Mollywood)
- Marathi cinema
- Tamil cinema (Kollywood)
- Telugu cinema (Tollywood)
- Bhojpuri cinema
- Kashmiri cinema
- Punjabi cinema (Punjwood)
- Haryanvi cinema
[edit] Languages in India
Main article: Languages of India
[edit] Awards
- Stardust Awards
- Star Screen Awards
- Bollywood Movie Awards
- Global Indian Film Awards
- IIFA Awards
- Zee Cine Awards
- Nandi Awards
[edit] Sports in India
- Main article: Sport in India
- India at the Olympics
- Football in India
- Cricket in India
- Field hockey in India
- Kabaddi
- Rugby in India
- Indian martial art
- Sports in Delhi
- India at the Asian Games
[edit] Professional sports leagues in India
[edit] Culture of states
[edit] Architecture of India
- Main article: Architecture of India
- Hindu temple architecture
- Buddhist architecture
- Indian rock-cut architecture
- Indian vernacular architecture
- Dravidian Architecture
- Hemadpanthi
- Western Chalukya Architecture
- Badami Chalukya Architecture
- Rajasthani architecture
- Architecture of Karnataka
- Architecture of Bengal
- Hoysala architecture
- Vijayanagara architecture
- Kalinga Architecture
- Mughal architecture
- Indo-Islamic architecture
- Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
- Chandigarh
- List of Indian architects
[edit] Economy and infrastructure of India
- Main article: Economy of India
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 12th (twelfth)
[edit] Economy and infrastructure of states
[edit] Education in India
- Main article: Education in India
[edit] Education in states
[edit] Tourism in India
- Main article: Tourism in India
[edit] Tourism in states
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "India". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 13, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ "Country profile: India". BBC. 9 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1154019.stm. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
- ^ "World's Largest Democracy to Reach One Billion Persons on Independence Day". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. United Nations: Population Division. http://www.un.org/esa/population/pubsarchive/india/ind1bil.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
- ^ "India is the second fastest growing economy". Economic Research Service (ERS). United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/India/. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
- ^ Poverty estimates for 2004-05, Planning commission, Government of India, March 2007. Accessed: August 25, 2007
- ^ Rajendran, S. (2007-09-03). "Joint plan to protect Nilgiri biosphere". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/03/stories/2007090360541000.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- ^ CPREEC Resource Centre, Environment Education Cell, Pondicherry State Training Centre, Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Centurian Complex, Nellithope, Pondicherry-5 (2007-12-31). "The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve". The C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation. http://cpreec.org/pubbook-nilgiris.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- ^ Kumar et al. 2006, p. 531
- ^ Footnote: The Government of India also considers Afghanistan to be a bordering country. This is because it considers the entire state of Kashmir to be an important 'integral part' of the Union of India Jammu and Kashmir itself is disputed territory under the control of India and Pakistan also claims Indian-administered Kashmir. A ceasefire sponsored by the United Nations in 1948 froze the positions of Pakistani and Indian held territory. As a consequence, the region bordering Afghanistan is in Pakistan-administered territories while the remainder is in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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