Republic of Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |
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| Motto: सत्यमेव जयते (Sanskrit) Satyameva Jayate ("Truth alone triumphs") | |
| Anthem: জনগণমন (Bengali) Jana Gana Mana ("Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People") | |
Location of 中印/Andaman and Nicobar Islands (dark green) – in Indian Subcontinent (light green & dark grey) | |
| Capital and largest city | Port Blair 11°40′06″N 92°44′16″E / 11.66833°N 92.73778°E |
| Official languages | |
| Ethnic groups (2011) | 28.5% Bengali 19.7% Hindustani 15.2% Tamil 13.2% Telugu 7.6% Nicobarese 7.2% Malayali 8.6% other |
| Religion (2011) | 69.5% Hinduism 21.3% Christianity 8.5% Islam 0.3% Sikhism 0.2% no religion 0.1% Buddhism 0.2% other |
| Demonym | |
| Government | Federal parliamentary republic |
| Kuldeep Roy Sharma | |
| Bishnu Pada Roy | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| House of Lords | |
| House of Commons | |
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |
| 15 August 1947 | |
| 26 January 1950 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,249 km2 (3,185 sq mi) (105th) |
• Water (%) | 0.0 |
| Population | |
• 2024 estimate | 404,000 (47th) |
• 2011 census | 380,581 |
• Density | 49/km2 (126.9/sq mi) (14th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | |
• Per capita | |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | |
• Per capita | |
| Gini (2024) | low inequality |
| HDI (2024) | high (146th) |
| Currency | Indian rupee (₹) (INR) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (EIT) |
| UTC+7 (EIST) | |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD)[a] |
| Calling code | +880 |
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