My Country...India...!!!

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About India:-
  India is a country in South Asia. It the seventh Largest country by Area and second Largest country by Population in the world.

The Indian States and Union Territories:-
           India has 29 states and 7 Union Territories.
States:
  1. Andhra Pradesh - Amaravati
  2. Arunachal Pradesh - Itnager
  3. Bihar - Patna
  4. Assam - Dispur
  5. Chhattisgrah - Raipur
  6. Goa - Panaji
  7. Gujarat - Gandhinagar
  8. Haryana - Chandigarh
  9. Panjab - Chandigarh
  10. Himachal Pradesh - Shimla
  11. Jammu & Kashmir - Srinagar
  12. Jarkhand - Ranchi
  13. Karanataka - Bangalore
  14. Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram
  15. Madhya Pradesh - Bopal
  16. Maharastra - Mumbai
  17. Manipur - Imphal
  18. Meghalaya - Shillong
  19. Mizoram - Aizawl
  20. Nagaland - Kohima
  21. Orissa - Bhubaneshwar
  22. Rajastan - Jaipur
  23. Sikkim - Gangtok
  24. Tamil Nadu - Chennai
  25. Telangana - Hyderabad
  26. Trupura - Agartala
  27. Uttar Pradesh - Lucknow
  28. West Bengal - Kolkata
  29. Uttarakhand - Dhradun
Union Territories:
  1. Andaman & Nicobar
  2. Chandigarh
  3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  4. Daman & Diu
  5. Delhi
  6. Lakshadweep
  7. Puducherry

National Symbols of India and their Meaning:-
  1. National Bird - Peacock - Grace and Beauty.
  2. National Animal - Bengal Tiger - Strength and Power.
  3. National Anthem - Jana Gana Mana - Poet: Rabindranath Tagore.
  4. National Flower - Lotus - Wealth and Prosperity.
  5. National Fruit - Mango - Delicious.
  6. National Game - Hockey - India has won 24 Olympic matches.
  7. National Tree - Banyan - Medicinal Properties.
  8. National Emblem - Lion capital of Ashoka at Sarnath - 4 Asiatic Lions standing back to back on a circular abacus. The abacus has a sculpture of an elephant, a horse, a bull and a lion. These are separated by wheels in between. The national emblem stands on a full bloomed inverted lotus flower.
  9. National River - The Ganges or Ganga - Longest River.
  10. National Currency - Rupee - Reserve Bank of India.
  11. National Heritage Animal - Elephant - One of the endangered species by IUCN.
  12. National Aquatic Animal - River Dolphin - It's blind and lives in Freshwater.
  13. National Reptile - King Cobra - Venomous.
  14. National Flag - A tricolor flag with saffron at the top, white at middle and green at the bottom. It has 24 spokes which are navy blue called Ashoka Chakra. Pingali Venkaya designed the flag. 

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