India

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

India Map OutlineCapital: New Delhi (नई दिल्ली)
Total Area: 3,287,263 km² (1,269,219 mi²) (7th) largest country
Approximate population: 1,428,627,663 (1st) - (2023 est.) 
Location: South Asia and Southeast Asia (Indian subcontinent)
Languages: English, Hindi, Tamil, other regional languages and dialects
Religions: 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

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.