India

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.

Easy learning about India

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

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Meaning: respect greeting

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 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

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: $2,813 (IMF)

GDP per Capita Position: 151

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