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India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model. The ...
Asia: Yangon was the capital until 2006. [12] See also: List of capitals of Myanmar. N'Djamena Chad: Africa: New Delhi India: Asia: Calcutta was the capital of India until 1911 during the British Raj. Ngerulmud Palau: Oceania: Self-governing in free association with the United States. Koror City was the capital until 2006. Niamey Niger: Africa ...
Name Nation View Population Mayor or governor Dhaka Bangladesh 6,594,962 (2013) North Dhaka: Atiqul Islam. South Dhaka: Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh. Islamabad Pakistan 1,330,000 (2011)
Bombay State was enlarged by the addition of Saurashtra State and Kutch State, the Marathi-speaking districts of Nagpur division of Madhya Pradesh and the Marathwada region of Hyderabad State. Rajasthan and Punjab gained territories from Ajmer State and Patiala and East Punjab States Union respectively and certain territories of Bihar were ...
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold: internationally recognized sovereign states. The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN) Vatican City (administered by the Holy See, a UN observer state), which is generally recognized as a ...
Vijayapuri South or Nagarjunakonda: Capital of Andhra Ikshvakus; Kalinganagara (modern Mukhalingam): Capital of Eastern Ganga dynasty; Kannauj: Capital of Harshavardhana's short-lived empire; also of Pratiharas. Manyakheta, Avanti: Capitals of Rashtrakuta dynasty and Pratihara Empire respectively. Gadhipur: center of administration of the Gupta ...
La Paz is the de facto capital with the seat of government; it is in Bolivia's second most populous metropolitan area. Brazil: Brasília: 3,500,000: São Paulo: 12,252,023: 4.25: Brasília is a planned city and has been the capital city since its inauguration in 1960. Rio de Janeiro was the capital from 1763 until 1960. Brasília is the third ...
Extent of the Indian Ocean according to the International Hydrographic Organization. This list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Indian Ocean consists of 38 countries, with 13 in Africa, 22 in Asia, and 1 in Oceania that either border on or are in the Indian Ocean, as well as 2 European countries which administer several dependencies or overseas territories in the region.