India
India is a country in South Asia. Its capital is New Delhi. About 1.3 billion people live there (2020). It covers 3,287,263 square kilometres.
- Capital
- New Delhi
- People (2020)
- 1.3 billion
- Area
- 3,287,263 km²
- Currency
- Indian rupee
India at a glance
- Official name
- Republic of India
- In its own language
- भारत, ہندوستان, ꠄꠘ꠆ꠒꠤꠀ, ভারত, இந்தியா, بھارت
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- New Delhi
- Population
- 1,326,093,247 (2020)
- Area
- 3,287,263 km² (1,269,219 mi²)
- People are called
- Indian
- Official languages
- Hindi, English
- Currency
- Indian rupee
- GDP (nominal)
- US$3385 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 68 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.633 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 35.7 (2019)
- Unemployment
- 4% (2014)
- Government
- republic, constitutional republic, democratic republic, federal republic
- Head of state
- Droupadi Murmu (since 2022)
- Head of government
- Narendra Modi (since 2014)
- Country codes
- IN, IND
- Calling code
- +91
- Internet domain
- .in, .ભારત, .भारत, .ଭାରତ, .ਭਾਰਤ, .ভারত, .இந்தியா, .భారత్, .ভাৰত, .بھارت, .ಭಾರತ, .ഭാരതം
- Drives on the
- left
- Coordinates
- 22.8°, 83°
India and its neighbours
India borders Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Pakistan, People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- India
- Neighbours
Divisions of India
- 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
- Tripura
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- West Bengal
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Chandigarh
- Lakshadweep
- Delhi
- Puducherry
- Telangana
- Andhra Pradesh
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Ladakh
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Member of
- United Nations
- Commonwealth of Nations
- World Trade Organization
- G20
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- African Development Bank
- ASEAN Regional Forum
- Asian Development Bank
- Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
- Missile Technology Control Regime
- Interpol
and 12 more organisations.
How far are you from India?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of India?
The capital of India is New Delhi.
What is the population of India?
India has about 1,326,093,247 people, as recorded in 2020.
How big is India?
India covers 3,287,263 square kilometres (1,269,219 square miles).
What currency does India use?
The Indian rupee.
What language is spoken in India?
The official languages of India are Hindi and English.
Which countries border India?
India shares a border with Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Pakistan, People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.