Nearly one sixth of all the human beings on Earth live in India, the world"s most populous democracy. Officially titled the Republic of India, it"s 1,269,413 sq. mi. lie in South Asia, occupying most of the Indian subcontinent, bordered by Pakistan W; China, Nepal, and Bhutan N; and Myanmar E and Bangladesh forms an enclave in the NE. Its borders encompass a vast variety of peoples, practicing most of the world"s major religions, speaking scores of different languages, divided into thousands of socially exclusive castes, and combining the physical traits of several major racial groups Compton"s. The modern nation...
People Lok Sabha consists of not more than 545 members elected for 6 years. Executive: President, vice-president, and Council of Ministers headed by the prime minister to advise the president; supreme command of the defense forces is vested in the president. Judiciary: Supreme Court; final authority subject to the provisions of the constitution; a chief justice and not more than 17 other judges appointed by the president; members hold office until age 65. Others--High Courts, Courts of Session, Courts of Magistrates. Political Divisions: 25 states; 6 union territories; 1 national capital territory Delhi. Voting Qualification: 21 years of age.