Embassy of India Seoul, Republic of Korea

Country Profile

Population	1210.19 Million (2011 Census)
Area	3.3 million sq.km.
Geographic Location	Lies between latitudes 8.4’ and 37.6’ North and longitudes 68.7’ and 97.25’ East
Coastline Length	7,600 km
Languages	22 languages recognized by the constitution
Major Religions	Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism
National Anthem	Jana Gana Mana written by Rabindranath Tagore
National Emblem	Replica of Lion capital of Sarnath
National Flag	Horizontal tricolour in equal proportion of deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom, In the center of white band is a wheel in navy blue colour.
National Animal	Tiger (Panthera tigris)
National Bird	Peacock
National Flower	Lotus
National Tree	Banyan Tree
National Currency	Rupee (one Rupee = 100 Paise)