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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 ...
States Andhra Pradesh = AP Arunachal Pradesh = AR Assam = AS Bihar = BR Chhattisgarh = CG Goa = GA Gujarat = GJ Haryana = HR Himachal Pradesh = HP Jharkhand = JH Karnataka = KA Kerala = KL Madhya Pradesh = MP Maharashtra = MH Manipur = MN Meghalaya = ML Mizoram = MZ Nagaland = NL Odisha = OD Punjab, Punjab (India) = PB Rajasthan = RJ Sikkim = SK
ISO 3166-2:IN is part of the ISO 3166 standardization codes published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for India. It is part of the ISO 3166-2, which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
All these provinces had their own legislatures established by the Indian Councils Acts, and high courts established by Indian High Courts Acts. Laws passed by these legislatures needed the dual assent of the governor or lieutenant-governor of the province and the governor-general of India , who functioned as the representative of the Emperor .
Abbreviations; Access to safe drinking water; Availability of toilets; Capitals; Child nutrition; Crime rate; Ease of doing business; Electricity penetration
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]
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The eastern and western coastal regions of Deccan Plateau are also densely populated regions of India. The Thar Desert in western Rajasthan is one of the most densely populated deserts in the world. [3] The northern and north-eastern states along the Himalayas contain cold arid deserts with fertile valleys. These states have relatively low ...