Republic of Assam | |
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| Anthem: অ' মোৰ আপোনাৰ দেশ (Assamese) Ö Mür Apünar Dekh ("O My Endearing Country!") | |
Location of 中印/Assam (dark green) – in Indian Subcontinent (light green & dark grey) | |
| Capital | Shillong 25°34′56″N 91°53′40″E / 25.58222°N 91.89444°E |
| Largest city | Gauhati 26°10′20″N 91°44′45″E / 26.17222°N 91.74583°E |
| Official languages | |
| Regional and minority languages | See list |
| Ethnic groups (2011) | 39.0% Assamese 15.4% Bengali 5.9% Hindustani 39.7% other |
| Religion (2011) | 53.4% Hinduism 22.4% Christianity 20.3% Islam 1.0% Buddhism 0.2% no religion 0.1% Sikhism 0.1% Jainism 2.7% other |
| Demonym | |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Gaurav Gogoi | |
| Himanta Biswa Sharma | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| House of Lords | |
| House of Commons | |
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |
| 15 August 1947 | |
| 1 January 2025 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 139,989 km2 (54,050 sq mi) (105th) |
• Water (%) | 0.0 |
| Population | |
• 2024 estimate | 41,408,900 (47th) |
• 2011 census | 32,583,444 |
• Density | 296/km2 (766.6/sq mi) (14th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | |
• Per capita | |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | |
• Per capita | |
| Gini (2024) | low inequality |
| HDI (2024) | medium (146th) |
| Currency | Indian rupee (₹) (INR) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (EIT) |
| UTC+7 (EIST) | |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD)[b] |
| Calling code | +922 |
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