India, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
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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.
India in one word would be “Namaste,” meaning respect greeting.
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India armorial
India is a country located in the Southern Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.
Easy learning about India |
The capital city of India is New Delhi.
| India is located in | Southern Asia Asia Continent |
| India has a population of | 1,438,069,596 inhabitants within a total area of 3,287,590 Km2 (2,042,810 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| India’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 116 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.32 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | India HDI ranks in position nº 130 worldwide HDI of 0.685 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| India’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 58 countries India passport ranks 81st in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| India GDP per capita is | $2,878 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| India ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| India EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Low Proficiency has a score of 490 ranks 69th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 20° 00' N, 77° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | China, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan, Pakistan, Bangladesh. |
| India Climate | varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north |
| Most predominant religion | Hindu, |
| Second most predominant religion | Muslim, |
| Currency name & code | Rupee (INR) |
| Internet ccTLD | .in |
| India calling code | +91 |
India administrative divisions
28 states and 8 union territories*
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands*,
- Andhra Pradesh,
- Arunachal Pradesh,
- Assam,
- Bihar,
- Chandigarh*,
- Chhattisgarh,
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu*,
- Delhi*,
- Goa,
- Gujarat,
- Haryana,
- Himachal Pradesh,
- Jammu and Kashmir*,
- Jharkhand,
- Karnataka,
- Kerala,
- Ladakh*,
- Lakshadweep*,
- Madhya Pradesh,
- Maharashtra,
- Manipur,
- Meghalaya,
- Mizoram,
- Nagaland,
- Odisha,
- Puducherry*,
- Punjab,
- Rajasthan,
- Sikkim,
- Tamil Nadu,
- Telangana,
- Tripura,
- Uttar Pradesh,
- Uttarakhand,
- West Bengal
note - although its status is that of a union territory, the official name of Delhi is National Capital Territory of Delhi
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