India: States and union territories

Population: 1.210 million in 2011.
This is the second largest population in the world.
India is a parliamentary democracy. Based on population, it is the largest democracy in the world.
India has a federal government with a unitary bias. While the central or union government has certain exclusive powers, the states can also formulate laws and policies on several subjects.
The capital of India, and the seat of the union government is New Delhi.
There are twenty-eight states and seven union territories. These are:

States
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Assam
4. Bihar
5. Chhatisgarh
6. Goa
7. Gujarat
8. Haryana
9. Himachal Pradesh
10. Jammu and Kashmir
11. Jharkhand
12. Karnataka
13. Kerala
14. Madhya Pradesh
15. Maharashtra
16. Manipur
17. Meghalaya
18. Mizoram
19. Nagaland
20. Orissa
21. Punjab
22. Rajasthan
23. Sikkim
24. Tamil Nadu
25. Tripura
26. Uttar Pradesh
27. Uttaranchal
28. West Bengal

Union territories:
1. Delhi (National Capital Territory)
2. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
3. Chandigarh
4. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
5. Daman and Diu
6. Lakshadweep
7. Pondicherry