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Republic of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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) – in the Indian Union (light green)
Location of 中印/Andaman and Nicobar Islands (dark green)

– in Indian Subcontinent (light green & dark grey)
– in the Indian Union (light green)

Capital
and largest city
Port Blair
11°40′06″N 92°44′16″E / 11.66833°N 92.73778°E / 11.66833; 92.73778
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(s)
GovernmentFederal parliamentary republic
• President
Kuldeep Roy Sharma
Bishnu Pada Roy
LegislatureParliament
House of Lords
House of Commons
Independence 
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
Increase $7.414 billion (11th)
• Per capita
Increase $18,351 (125th)
GDP (nominal)2024 estimate
• Total
Increase $2 billion (19th)
• Per capita
Increase $4,950 (144th)
Gini (2024)Positive decrease 29.0
low inequality
HDI (2024)Increase 0.706
high (146th)
CurrencyIndian rupee () (INR)
Time zoneUTC+6 (EIT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+7 (EIST)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy (AD)[a]
Drives onleft
Calling code+880
Internet TLD
  1. ^ Andaman and Nicobar Islands Government uses the ISO 8601 format, yyyy-mm-dd for machine-readable dates and times. See Date and time notation in India.
  2. ^ The .iu domain is also used, as in other Indian Union member states