From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
India
, officially the
Republic of India
is a country in
South Asia
, consisting of
28 states and eight union territories
.
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All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the
Central Government
. India has its own
national symbols
.
[2]
Apart from the
national symbols
, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including animals listed below.
States
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Union territories
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