India

Official name: Republic of India
Also known as: Bhārat, Bhāratavarsha

Flag of India
Capital of India: New Delhi (नई दिल्ली)
Area of India: 3,287,263 km² (1,269,219 mi²) (7th) largest country
Population of India: 1,450,935,791 (1st) - (2024 est.) 
Location: South Asia and Southeast Asia (Indian subcontinent)
Languages of India: English, Hindi, Tamil, other regional languages and dialects
Religions of India: 79.8% Hinduism, 14.2% Islam, 2.3% Christianity, 1.7% Sikhism, 0.7% Buddhism, 0.4% Jainism, 0.23% unaffiliated, 0.65% other - (2011 est.)
Currency: Indian rupee () (INR)
Time zone: UTC+05:30 (IST) DST is not observed.
Calling code: (+91)
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations

Border countries (6): Bangladesh: 4,096.70 km (2,545.57 mi), China (PRC): 3,488 km (2,167 mi), Pakistan: 3,323 km (2,065 mi), Nepal: 1,751 km (1,088 mi), Myanmar: 1,643 km (1,021 mi), Bhutan: 699 km (434 mi).
Coastline: 7,516.6 km (4,670.6 mi)
Maritime boundaries: Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean

India Map Outline

Administrative divisions 28 states and 8 union territories:

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, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.

Union Territories
Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, The NCT of Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Puducherry.

Natural resources: coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), antimony, iron ore, lead, manganese, mica, bauxite, rare earth elements, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land.


note: although its status is that of a union territory, the official name of Delhi is National Capital Territory of Delhi.