India
New Delhi · South Asia
India is a country in Asia. Its capital city is New Delhi, the official currency is the Indian Rupee, and the main language is Hindi.
With a population of roughly 1.4 billion people spread over 3,287,263 km², India is the 1st most populous country in the world and the 7th largest by area. That works out at about 435 people per square kilometre.
India shares land borders with Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar — 6 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. The highest point in the country is Kangchenjunga, at 8,586 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Argentina, while its population is closest to that of China.
- Capital
- New Delhi
- Region
- South Asia
- Population
- 1,428,600,000
- Area
- 3,287,263 km²
- Currency
- Indian Rupee
- Main language
- Hindi
- Highest point
- Kangchenjunga
8,586 m - Land borders
- 6
India: things worth knowing
- India is the most populous country in the world, having passed China in 2023.
- It has 22 languages with official status at national level and hundreds more in daily use.
- The whole country runs on a single time zone offset by 30 minutes from GMT.
India in context
Asia has 48 sovereign countries in total. India ranks 1st among them by population.
See the full list of Asia countries, or browse all 195 countries.