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India (in Hindi, Bharat), officially Republic of India,
federal democracy in southern Asia and a member of the Commonwealth
of Nations, comprising, with Pakistan and Bangladesh, the subcontinent
of India.
Punjab constituent state of India, situated
in the northwestern corner of the country. It is bounded on
the north by the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, on the
east by Himachal Pradesh and the union territory of Chandigarh.
The majority of the population is Sikh, the largest minority
is Hindu, and a very small percentage is Muslim, Buddhist,
Christian.
Area - 19,445 square miles (50,362 square
km)
Population - 20,190,795
Time Zone - 5.5 hours ahead of Greenwich
Mean Time (+5.5 GMT)

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