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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 ...
These were former independent states annexed to India and since ruled directly by the Supreme Government. There were the three chief commissioner's provinces. These did not have a legislature or a high court. These were: Ajmer-Merwara; Coorg; Oudh (till 1878) Delhi (from 1911, capital of India)
Disputed Borders: University of Texas map library - China-India Borders - Eastern Sector 1988 & Western Sector 1988 - Kashmir Region 2004 - Kashmir Maps. State and District boundaries: Census of India - 2001 Census State Maps - Survey of India Maps. Other sources: US Army Map Service, Survey of India Map Explorer, Columbia University: Creator
India is a union consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] As of 2024, with an estimated population of 1.484 billion, India is the world's most populous country. India occupies 2.4% of the world's area and is home to 17.5% of the world's population. [2]
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List of Indian state and union territory name etymologies; List of state and union territory capitals in India; List of states and union territories of India by households having electricity; List of states and union territories of India by number of places of worship; List of states in India by past population
Printable version; In other projects ... Cities in India by state or union territory (14 C, 1 P) Indian capital cities (31 C, 20 P) A.
In 1858, Allahabad (now Prayagraj) became the capital of India for a day when it also served as the capital of North-Western Provinces. [3] During the British Raj, until 1911, Calcutta was the capital of India. [4] By the latter half of the 19th century, Shimla had become the summer capital. [5]