India

India recognises twenty-two official languages and prints several of them on its banknotes. Cherrapunji in the northeast is among the wettest inhabited places on Earth.

Indian head wobble

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Caste System in India

India's Dalits caste (untouchables) explained

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Easy learning about India

The capital city of India is New Delhi, capital city of India.

Word: Namaste

Meaning: respect greeting

Administrative Divisions

24 states, 8 union territories and 4 divisions.

States:

Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal

Union territories:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Chandigarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Jammu and Kashmir
Ladakh
Lakshadweep
National Capital Territory of Delhi
Puducherry

Divisions:

IN-CT
IN-OR
IN-TG
IN-UT

Administrative divisions of India map

India is a Country located in the Southern Asia sub-region in the continent of Asia.

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Height

0 m (0 ft), 250 m (820 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), 4000 m (13120 ft), 5000 m (16400 ft), above 6000 m (19690 ft)

Sea depth

0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)

Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)

Basic Information

Capital City: New Delhi, capital city of India

Population: 1,463,865,525 (UN)

Area: 3,287,590 km² / 2,042,810 sq mi

People from India are called: Indians

Geography

Latitude: 22.687° N

Longitude: 79.358° 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

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 80 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 56

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: 127 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 2.409 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $2,675 (IMF)

GDP per Capita Position: 150

Currency: Rupee

Currency Code: INR

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

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: Judicial

Death Penalty: No

Maximum Prison Sentence: No

Physical Punishment: No

Technical Information

TLD: .in

Calling Code: +91

MapGeo Name: India

MapGeo Code: IN