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Country name:
Conventional long form: Republic of India
Conventional short form: India
Data code: IN
Government type: Federal Republic
Capital: New Delhi
Administrative divisions: 25 states and 7 union territories
Andaman & Nicobar Haryana Mizoram
Andhra Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Nagaland
Arunachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir  Orissa
Assam Karnataka Pondicherry (UT)
Bihar Kerala Punjab
Chandigarh (UT) Lakshadweep (UT) Rajasthan
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Madhya Pradesh Sikkim
Daman and Diu Maharashtra Tamil Nadu
Delhi Manipur Tripura
Goa Meghalaya Uttar Pradesh
Gujarat West Bengal
Independence: 15 August 1947 (from UK)
National holiday: Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic, 26 January (1950)
Constitution: 26 January 1950