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India is a South-Asian democracy with global IT leadership, diversified manufacturing, and one of the world’s fastest-growing renewable-energy programs.
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India is a Country located in the Southern Asia sub-region of the Asia continent.
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The capital city of India is New Delhi.
Word: Namaste
Meaning: respect greeting
Basic Information
Capital City: New Delhi
Population: 1,438,069,596 (UN)
Area: 3,287,590 km² / 2,042,810 sq mi
People are called: Indians
Type: Country
Administrative Divisions
28 states and 8 union territories
Union Territories
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands,
- Chandigarh,
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu,
- Delhi,
- Jammu and Kashmir,
- Ladakh,
- Lakshadweep,
- Puducherry,
note - although Delhi status is that of a union territory, the official name of Delhi is National Capital Territory of Delhi
States
- Andhra Pradesh,
- Arunachal Pradesh,
- Assam,
- Bihar,
- Chhattisgarh,
- Goa,
- Gujarat,
- Haryana,
- Himachal Pradesh,
- Jharkhand,
- Karnataka,
- Kerala,
- Madhya Pradesh,
- Maharashtra,
- Manipur,
- Meghalaya,
- Mizoram,
- Nagaland,
- Odisha,
- Punjab,
- Rajasthan,
- Sikkim,
- Tamil Nadu,
- Telangana,
- Tripura,
- Uttar Pradesh,
- Uttarakhand,
- West Bengal
Geography
Latitude: 20° 00' N
Longitude: 77° 00' E
Geographical Subregion: Southern Asia
Continental Region: Asia
Borders
- China — Land border
- Nepal — Land border
- Myanmar (Burma) — Land border
- Bhutan — Land border
- Pakistan — Land border
- Bangladesh — Land border
Climate
varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 69 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 490 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Low Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 116 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 2.319 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 130 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.685
Mean Years of Schooling: 6,9
Expected Years of Schooling: 13,0
Life Expectancy at Birth: 72,0 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Hindu
Second Most Predominant: Muslim
Technical Information
TLD: .in
Calling Code: +91
MapGeo Name: India
MapGeo Code: IN