AMAS FACT FILE

AMAS FACT FILE

      1. WORLD GEOGRAPHY -

Countries ranking by : Area; Population; GDP 

BY TOTAL AREA (as on Jan 2026)

1. RUSSIA – 170.75 lakh sq km
2. CANADA – 99.68 lakh sq km
3. USA – 98.66 lakh sq km
4. CHINA– 95.72 lakh sq km
5. BRAZIL – 85.10 lakh sq km
6. AUSTRALIA – 76.88 lakh sq km
7. INDIA – 32.87 lakh sq km
8. KAZAKHSTAN – 27.24 lakh sq km
9. ARGENTINA – 27.04 lakh sq km
10. ALGERIA – 23.81 lakh sq km

By Population (as per: 2026)

1. INDIA – 147.663 crore
2. CHINA – 141.291 crore
3. USA – 349.035 crore
4. INDONESIA – 287. 887 crore
5. PAKISTAN – 259. 300 crore
6. NIGERIA – 242.432 crore
7. BRAZIL – 213.563 crore
8. BANGLADESH – 177.818 crore
9. RUSSIA – 143.394 crore
10. ETHIOPIA – 138.902 crore

By GDP (as per: 2026)

1. USA - $30.6Trillion
2. CHINA - $19.4Trillion
3. GERMANY - $5.0Trillion
4. JAPAN - $4.3Trillion
5. INDIA - $4.1Trillion
6. UK - $4.0Trillion
7. FRANCE - $3.4Trillion
8. ITALY - $2.4Trillion
9. CANADA - $2.2Trillion
10. BRAZIL - $2.2Trillion

• Population of World

1. Total – 823 crore                                 
2. Male – 414 crore                                     
3. Female – 409 crore
4. Surface of Earth
5. Water – 70.8%
6. Land – 29.2%
7. Saltwater – 97.5% Freshwater - 2.5%
8. Age Structure of the World
9. 0 – 14 years = 24%
10. 15 – 64 years = 65%

Longest Rivers in the world : Top 5 with length

1. Nile River – 6,650 km - Northeastern Africa
2. Amazon River – 6,400 km – South America
3. Yangtze River – 6,300 km – China
4. Mississippi - Missouri River System – 6,275 km – USA
5. Yenisei River – 5,539 km – Russia & Mangolia 

Lowest point on earth (with depth) – on LAND = Dead Sea 400 to 414 meters 

Lowest point on earth (with depth) – below Sea Level = Challenger Deep in Mariana Trench 10,935 meters

Important Features Of The Continents 

1. Continent: ASIA

1. Major Mountain Range: Himalayas, Karakoram, Hindu Kush
2. Highest Peak: Mount Everest (8849 meters): Located Near Nepal / china 
3. Longest River: Yangtze River (6300 km, China)

2. Continent: AFRICA

1. Major Mountain Range: Atlas Mountain, Ethiopian Highlands, Drakensberg
2. Highest Peak:Mount Kilimanjaro (5895 meters): Located Near- Tanzania
3. Longest River:Nile River ( 6650 km, Africa)

3. Continent: NORTH AMERICA

1. Major Mountain Range: Rockey Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Appalachians
2. Highest Peak: Denali (6194 meters
3. Longest River: Mississippi- Missouri River Syatem ( 6275 km, USA)

4. Continent: SOUTH AMERICA

1. Major Mountain Range: Andes (7000 km)
2. Highest Peak:Mount Aconcagua (6961 meters, Argentina)
3. Longest River:Amazon River (6400 km)

5. Continent: EUROPE

1. Major Mountain Range: Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, Caucasus
2. Highest Peak: Mount Elbrus (5642 meters, Russia)
3. Longest River: Volga River (3530 km, Russia)

6. Continent: AUSTRALIA

1. Major Mountain Range: Great Dividing Range, MacDonnell Ranges
2. Highest Peak:Mount Kosciuszko (2228 m, Australia)
3. Longest River:Murray Darling River System (3672 km)

7. Continent: ANTARCTICA

1. Major Mountain Range: Transantarctic Mountains Ellsworth Mountains
2. Highest Peak: Mount Vinson (4892 m)
3. Longest River: Onyx River (32 km, Antarctica

Important Sea

1. Mediterranean Sea – Located: Between Europe, Africa, Asia
2. Caribbean Sea – Located: Central America and Caribbean islands
3. Black Sea – Located: Eastern Europe, connected via Bosporus
4. Red Sea – Located: Between Africa and Arabian Peninsula
5. Baltic Sea – Located: Northern Europe, bordered by Scandinavia and Baltic states
6. South China Sea – Located: Southeast Asia, highly strategic trade route
7. Caspian Sea – Located: Largest enclosed inland body of water (technically a lake)

Volcanoes: WORLD

1. LARGEST by MASS- Tamu Massif – Height: (Underwater) 4460 meters – Location: Shatsky Rise- Pacific Ocean
2. TALLEST - Mauna Kea – Height: 10,210 meters from ocean base and 4207 meters above sea level – Location: Hawaii, USA
3. MOST ACTIVE – Kilauea – Height: 1247 meters – Location: Hawaii, USA

Volcanoes: INDIA

1. ACTIVE - Barren Island – Height: 354 meters – Location: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. DORMANT - Narcondam Island – Height; 710 meters – Location: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
3. EXTINCT - Deccan Traps – Height: 1500 meters – Location: Maharashtra, Karnataka

IMPORTANT STRAITS and their LOCATION

1. STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR – Located: Connects Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea (Spain/Morocco)
2. STRAIT OF MALACCA – Located: Between Malay Peninsula and Sumatra; busiest shipping route
3. STRAIT OF HORMUZ – Located: Connects Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman; vital for oil transport
4. BOSPORUS & DARDANELLES – Located: Connect Black Sea to Mediterranean (Turkey)
5. BERING STRAIT – Located: Between Russia and Alaska, connects Arctic Ocean and Pacific
6. BAB-EL-MANDEB – Located: Connects Red Sea to Gulf of Aden (Djibouti/Yemen)
7. PALK STRAIT – Located: Between India and Sri Lanka

Important Channels 

1. English Channel – Located: Between England and France, connects North Sea to Atlantic
2. Mozambique Channel – Located: Between Madagascar and Mozambique
3. Panama Canal – Located: Connects Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
4. Sunda Strait – Located: Between Java and Sumatra, Indonesia

Important Gulfs

1. Persian Gulf – Located: Between Iran and Arabian Peninsula
2. Gulf of Mexico – Located: Bordered by USA, Mexico, Cuba
3. Gulf of Aden – Located: Between Yemen and Somalia, connects to Arabian Sea
4. Gulf of Guinea – Located: West Africa, major oil-rich region
5. Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) – Located: Between Baja California

  2. GEOGRAPHY INDIA

Area

Total – 3,287,263 sq km 

Land – 2,973,193 sq km

Water – 314,070 sq km

Geographic Coordinates of India 

20.5937 N ,  78.9629 E

Land Boundaries 

Total = 15,106 km

Border Countries

Bangladesh: 4096 km and is the 5th largest land border in world 

China: 3488 km 

Nepal: 1752 km 

Myanmar: 1643 km 

Bhutan: 699 km 

Pakistan: 3323 km 

Afghanistan: 106 km 

India’s Coastline – 7000 km

MARITIME CLAIMS

‘nm’ – nautical miles

1nm = 1,852 meters

• Territorial sea – 12nm
• Contiguous zone – 24nm
• Exclusive economic zone – 200nm
• Continental shelf – beyond 200nm 
• Highest peaks of India 

1. Kanchenjunga 8,586 meters - Sikkim
2. Nanda Devi – 7816 meters – Himalayas – Uttarakhand
3. Kamet – 7756 meters – Himalayas – Uttarakhand
4. Saltoro Kangri (K10) – 7742 meters – Karakoram – Ladakh
5. Saser Kangri I (K22) – 7672 meters – Karakoram – Ladakh 

• Mean Elevation – 160 meters

  (Mean elevation = the average height of a country’s land above mean sea level.)

LAND USED

• Agriculture land- 60%
• Arable land- 52.8%
• (Arable land: used for growing crops)
• Forest- 23.1%

CLIMATE - Varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north

NATURAL RESOURCES

Coal 4th largest reserve in the world, mica, antimony, iron ore, lead, manganese, bauxite, diamond

MAJOR RIVER BASINS

1. Ganga Basin: 1,000,000 - 1,086,000 sq km (within India)
2. Indus Basin: 321,289 sq km (within India)
3. Godavari Basin: 312,812 sq km
4. Krishna Basin: 258,948 sq km
5. Brahmaputra Basin: 194,413 sq km (within India)
6. Mahanadi Basin: 141,600 sq km
7. Narmada Basin: 98,796 sq km
8. Cauvery Basin: 87,900 sq km
9. Tapi (Tapti) Basin: 65,145 sq km

Important Mountain Ranges - 

Important channels/Gulfs/Straits 

Important Lakes – 

Important mountain passes of India 

Important Dams

Important Hydro Power Projects 

3. GOVERNMENT DATA

Government Type: Federal Parliament Republic

Important Government Post Holder 

• Chief Justice of India-
• Comptroller and Auditor General of India -
• Attorney General of Chief Election Commissioner – 
• Defence Secretary – 
• Foreign Secretary – 

Chiefs of Armed Forces 

• Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) – 
• Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) – 
• Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) -
• PARLIAMENT
• Total seats in Lok Sabha - Maximum strength: 552 members
• Up to 530 representatives of States and Up to 20 representatives of Union Territories followed with 2 members of the Anglo-Indian community (nomination discontinued by the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019) 
• Current sanctioned strength: 543 elected members
• Total seats in Rajya Sabha - Maximum strength: 250 members Division as per - 238 representatives of States and Union Territories 12 members nominated by the President of India 
• Current strength: 245 members
• Speaker of the Lok Sabha - Shri Om Birla
• Chairman of the Rajya Sabha - C. P. Radhakrishnan
• CONSTITUTION OF INDIA – Drafted on 4th November, 1949
• Adopted on – 26th November, 1949
• Came in Force on – 26th January, 1950
• Legal System – common law system based on English Law Model. Personal Laws applicable for various communities.
• Judicial Review System incorporated. 
• SUFFRAGE: 18 years of age
• CITIZENSHIP: Those born on or after January 26, 1950 get citizenship by birth, Those born between July 1, 1987 and December 3, 2004 get citizenship from Decent i.e., at least one parent should be a citizen of India. 
• Head of State: President 
• Head of Government: Prime Minister
• Cabinet: Union Cabinet of ministers recommended by the PM, appointed by the Prz. 

 4. ECONOMIC DATA

• GDP

Nominal GDP - USD 3.7–3.8 trillion

Real GDP - ₹ 173–176 lakh crore

• GDP Growth Rate - 6.5% – 7.0% (FY 2024-25)
• GDP per capita - USD 2,600–2,800
• Sector wise contribution to GDP
• Inflation Rate 

Consumer Price Index (CPI) - 5.0% (recent average, early 2026) 

Wholesale Price Index (WPI) - 2–3% range

• Unemployment Rate - 3.2% – 3.5%
• Repo Rate - 6.50%
• Fiscal Deficit - FY 2025-26: ~4.9% of GDP
• Forex Reserves - USD 620–640 billion range
• Exchange Rate – Latest Market Trends 
• FDI inflow – sector wise
• Top 5 trading partners : with the total bilateral trade 

FDI inflow – sector wise

Top 5 trading partners : with the total bilateral trade 

• Top 3 Export countries with total trade

• Top 3 Import countries with total trade

• Budget FY 2026-27 : Allocation of funds to different sectors-

• Per Capita Income 

Nominal Per Capita Income: 2.15 – 2.20 lakh per annum

Real Per Capita Income: 1.25 – 1.30 lakh 

BUDGET AT GLANCE

2026 -27 

• Overall Budget 

1. Total Expenditure: ₹53.47 lakh crore
2. Capital Expenditure: ₹12.22 lakh crore (major push on infrastructure)
3. Revenue Expenditure: ₹ 41.25 lakh crore

• Defence Sector
• Total Defence Allocation: 7.85 lakh crore Highest among all ministries
• Capital outlay for modernisation: 2.19 lakh crore strong focus on modernization
• Revenue Outlay: 3.65 lakh crore

5. POPULATION DATA

Total population – 143.7 crore

Total male population – 73.5 crore

Total female population – 70.2 crore 

Population growth rate - 0.8%

Urban Population – 53.8 crore

Rate of Urbanization – 37.4 %

Most populated state – Uttar Pradesh

Least populated state - Sikkim

5 most populated state – Uttar Pradesh , Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh

Birth Rate – 19.3 per 1000

Death Rate – 7.3 per 1000

Sex Ratio – 952 females per 1000 males 

• Infant Mortality rate – 27 per 1000 live births
• Life expectancy at birth  - 69.7 years
• Fertility Rate – 2.0
• Total Literacy Rate – 77.7 %
• Male Literacy Rate – 84.7 %
• Female Literacy Rate – 70.3 %
• State with highest literacy Rate – Kerala 96.2 %
• State with lowest literacy Rate – Bihar 61.8 %
• Mother’s Mean Age at first – Birth: 21.2 years
• Maternal Mortality Ratio – 103 deaths/ 100000 live births
• Total Fertility Rate: 2.0 
• Current Health Expenditure: 3.8%
• Government Health Expenditure: 1.84%
• Per Capita Health Expenditure: Rupees 4863
• Doctor Density: 10.3 per 10,000
• Sanitation Facility Access: 95.4% Household
• Net Migration Rate: 

 6. TRANSPORTATION DATA

• AIRPORTS

Total – 149

International – 34

Domestic - 115

• Major Airports – 

1. Indira Gandhi International Airport – Delhi
2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport – Mumbai
3. Kempegowda International Airport – Bengaluru
4. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport – Hyderabad
5. Chennai International Airport – Chennai
6. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport – Kolkata

• Roadways 

Total length of road – 66.7 lakh km

Total national highway network – 1,46,195 km

National high-speed corridors - 18,000 km planned high-speed economic corridors

Golden Quadrilateral – 5,846 km , Connects: Delhi – Mumbai – Chennai – Kolkata

• Railways 

Total track length – 1,26,366 km 

Total route length – 68,584 km

Total Vande Bharat trains – 51 services operational

First Vande Bharat Rapid Rail – Lunched on: 15 February, 2019 Run Route: New Delhi – Varanasi

First Rapid Rail: Namo Bharat Rail: Inaugurated on October, 2023 Route: Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut Corridor

• Ports 

Total Major Ports - 12

1. Deendayal Port (Kandla) – Gujarat
2. Mumbai Port – Maharashtra
3. Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) – Maharashtra
4. Mormugao Port – Goa
5. New Mangalore Port – Karnataka
6. Cochin Port – Kerala
7. Chennai Port – Tamil Nadu
8. Kamarajar Port (Ennore) – Tamil Nadu
9. V.O. Chidambaranar Port (Tuticorin) – Tamil Nadu
10. Visakhapatnam Port – Andhra Pradesh
11. Paradip Port – Odisha
12. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (Kolkata–Haldia) – West Bengal

Non-Major Ports – 205

7. ENERGY DATA

• Total electricity consumption – 1,695 Billion units
• Electricity exports – 9.6 Billion units
• Electricity imports – 8.3 Billion units
• Fossil Fule percentage – 75% out of which 72% is Coal and 3% is Diesel
• Coal production – 1.028 million tonnes
• Coal consumption – 1,175 million tonnes
• Petroleum Crude Oil Production – 29 metric tonnes 
• Petroleum consumption – 252 million metric tonnes
• CO2 emission – 2.9 billion tonnes
• Co2 emission from coal – 70% 
• Co2 emission from petroleum – 25%
• Energy Consumption Per Capita – 1,350kWh per capita per year 
• Energy Reserves ( in tonnes) (as on 1 April, 2024) 

Coal – 378.21 Billion tonnes

Crude oil – 651 Million Metric tonnes

Natural Gas – 1,138 Billion cubic meters

Solar – 748 GW

Wind – 695 GW

Large hydropower – 145 GW

small hydropower – 21 GW

Biomass – 28 GW

Cogeneration from Bagasse – 10 GW

• Installed electricity generation capacity – 442 GW (as on March 2025)
• Total energy production (in tonnes) – 720 Million tonnes of oil equivalent
• Wind energy percentage – 10.5%
• Solar energy percentage – 17%
• Hydro energy percentage – 11%
• Biomass and waste percentage – 2.5%
• Electrification of Villages – 

100% village electrification achieved (April 2018)

Household electrification: 99.9%+ (Saubhagya Scheme, 2025 update)

• Programs/schemes related to energy in India – 

1. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY)
2. Saubhagya Scheme
3. Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS)
4. UDAY (Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana)
5. National Solar Mission
6. PM-KUSUM Scheme
7. National Green Hydrogen Mission (2023)
8. Faster Adoption & Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME-II)
9. Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Solar Modules
10.  Atal Jyoti Yojana

• Nuclear Energy Installed Capacity – 8,180 MW (22 operational reactors)

Total Nuclear Energy Production – 52 Billion units

Total Electricity Production – 1,730 Billion units

Wind energy percentage – 10.5%

Solar energy percentage – 17%

Hydro energy percentage – 11%

Biomass and waste percentage – 2.5%

8. MILITARY DATA

                                                 RANK STRUCTURE & INSIGNIA

INDIAN ARMY, NAVY, AIRFORCE

Top Military Exercises

INDIAN ARMY 

Major Exercises

• Domestic Exercises
• Exercise Sudarshan Shakti
• Exercise Vijay Prahar
• Exercise Him Vijay
• Exercise Yudh Abhyas (also bilateral with USA)
• Exercise Shakti (with France)
• Exercise Gagan Shakti (Tri-service participation)
• Exercise Poorvi Prahar
• Exercise Paschim Lehar

Bilateral / Multinational

• Yudh Abhyas – USA
• Indra – Russia
• Shakti – France
• Hand-in-Hand – China
• Maitree – Thailand
• Surya Kiran – Nepal
• Nomadic Elephant – Mongolia
• Garuda Shakti – Indonesia
• Dharma Guardian – Japan
• Sampriti – Bangladesh
• Khanjar – Kyrgyzstan
• Ajeya Warrior – UK

INDIAN NAVY

Multilateral

• MALABAR (USA, Japan, Australia)
• MILAN (hosted by India)
• RIMPAC (USA-hosted)
• IBSAMAR (India–Brazil–South Africa)
• VARUNA (France)

Bilateral

• SIMBEX – Singapore
• INDRA NAVY – Russia
• AUSINDEX – Australia
• KONKAN – UK
• SLINEX – Sri Lanka
• CORPAT (Coordinated Patrols with various countries)

INDIAN AIR FORCE 

Domestic

• Exercise Vayu Shakti
• Exercise Gagan Shakti
• Exercise Astra

International

• Cope India – USA
• Garuda – France
• Indradhanush – UK
• Pitch Black – Australia
• Red Flag – USA
• Eastern Bridge – Oman
• Desert Eagle – UAE
• Blue Flag – Israel

1. Chiefs of Army Staff – First Indian & British, Current, Last 10
2. Chiefs of Air Staff – First Indian & British, Current, Last 10
3. Chiefs of Naval Staff – First Indian & British, Current, Last 10

Various Weapon Systems In Indian Armed Forces 

• Infantry Weapons – 

1. Assault Rifles 
2. Carbines
3. Light Machine Guns
4. Medium Machine Guns
5. Sniper

• Artillery Weapons – 

1. Towed Howitzers
2. 130 mm/122 mm Upgraded Guns
3. Artillery Modernised Weapon
4. Pinaka Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher

• Naval Ships  

1. Aircraft Carriers
2. Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine 
3. Destroyers

• Aircrafts 

1. Fixed Wing
2. Helicopters – Attack
3. Heavy and Medium lift Helicopters

• Missiles – 

1. Ballistic Missiles
2. Cruise Missiles

Drones 

1. Indigenous UAVs
2. Loitering Munitions
3. MALE/ HALE UAVs

Public Sector Undertakings

1. Defence PSUs
2. NEW DPSUs

9. IMPORTANT NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• DRDO
• Headquarters: DRDO Bhawan
• Location: New Delhi, India
• Date of Formation: 1 January 1958
• Chairman/Head (2026): Dr Samir V. Kamat (Secretary, Department of Defence R&D & Chairman DRDO)
• ISRO
• Headquarters: ISRO Headquarters
• Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
• Date of Formation: 15 August 1969
• Chairman/Head (2026): S. Somanath
• CDS
• Headquarters: Integrated Defence Headquarters (IDHQ), Ministry of Defence
• Location: New Delhi
• Post Created On: 24 December 2019
• Current CDS (2026): General Anil Chauhan
• RBI
• Headquarters: Central Office Building
• Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Date of Establishment: 1 April 1935
• Governor (2026): Shaktikanta Das
• Sujan R. Chinoy
• Election Commission of India
• Headquarters: Nirvachan Sadan
• Location: New Delhi
• Date of Formation: 25 January 1950
• Chief Election Commissioner (2026): Rajiv Kumar
• Niti Aayog
• Headquarters: NITI Aayog Building
• Location: New Delhi
• Date of Formation: 1 January 2015
• Chairperson: Prime Minister of India
• Vice Chairperson (2026): Suman Bery
• IDSA 
• Headquarters: MP-IDSA Complex
• Location: New Delhi
• Date of Establishment: 11 November 1965
• President: Defence Minister of India
• Director General (2026): Ambassador

10. IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

ASEAN

• (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
• Founded: 8 August 1967 (Bangkok Declaration)
• Total Member States: 10
• Members: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia

BRICS

• Founded: 16 June 2009 (First Summit, Yekaterinburg)
• Total Member States (2026): 10
• Members: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia

SCO

• (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation)
• Founded: 15 June 2001
• Total Member States: 10
• Members: China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Belarus

BIMSTEC

• (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation)
• Founded: 6 June 1997
• Total Member States: 7
• Members: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand

QUAD

• (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue)
• Founded (revived): 2017
• Total Members: 4
• Members: India, USA, Japan, Australi

SAARC

• (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)
• Founded: 8 December 1985
• Total Member States: 8
• Members: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

G20

• Founded: 26 September 1999
• Total Members: 19 Countries + European Union + African Union (since 2023)
• Total Members (2026): 21

G7

• Founded: 1975
• Total Members: 7
• Members: USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Japan

NATO

• (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation)
• Founded: 4 April 1949
• Total Member States (2026): 32
• (Finland joined 2023; Sweden joined 2024)

EU

• Founded: 1 November 1993 (Maastricht Treaty)
• Total Member States: 27

African Union

• Founded: 9 July 2002
• Total Member States: 55

UNO

• Founded: 24 October 1945
• Total Member States: 193

World Bank

• Founded: July 1944 (Bretton Woods Agreement)
• Operational from: 27 December 1945
• Total Member Countries (IBRD): 189

WHO

• (World Health Organisation)
• Founded: 7 April 1948
• Total Member States: 194

IMF

• (International Monetary Fund)
• Founded: 27 December 1945
• Total Member Countries: 190

11. IMPORTANT BATTLES

• Pre Independence Wars:

1. Battle of Plassey 
2. Battle of Buxar 
3. Revolt of 1857
4. Three battles of Panipat

• Post Independence Wars:

1. 1947-48, Indo-Pak War – 
2. 1962, Sino-Indian War – 
3. 1965, Indo-Pak War – 
4. 1971, Bangladesh Liberation War – 
5. 1999, Kargil War –