India

Asia · Southern Asia

India

Republic of India
Asia · Southern Asia · Capital: New Delhi

Quick facts about India

Official name	Republic of India
Capital	New Delhi
Continent & subregion	Asia · Southern Asia
Population	1,438,069,596 people (world rank 1)
Area	3,287,590 km²
Density	437 people/km²
Share of world population	17.89% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$3,500.9 billion
Urbanisation	35.1% urban population
Life expectancy	72 years
Currency	Indian rupee (₹) — INR
Languages	English, Hindi, Tamil
Internet domain	`.in`
Calling code	+91
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$2,434 · see world ranking
Internet Users	60.3% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	2 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	24.5 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	2.1 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	24.4% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means India did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Bangladesh Bhutan Myanmar China Nepal Pakistan

The geographic position is roughly 20°, 77°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.