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INDIA
Republic of India
IN · IND
INDEPENDENT 1947
MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY IN THE WORLD
POPULATION
1450.9M
AREA
3,287,590 km²
CAPITAL
New Delhi
CURRENCY
INR
GDP / CAPITA
$2,600
TERRITORY
HIGHEST POINT
Kangchenjunga, 8,586 m
LOWEST POINT
Indian Ocean, 0 m
COASTLINE
7,000 km
LAND BORDERS
15,106 km, 7 countries
TERRAIN
Himalayas in the north, the Indo-Gangetic plain, the Deccan plateau in the south, and coastal lowlands.
POSITION
CAPITAL COORDINATES
28.61°N, 77.21°E
TIME ZONE
IST, UTC+5:30 — no daylight saving
NEIGHBORS
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Myanmar
China
Nepal
Pakistan
GOVERNMENT & SOCIETY
GOVERNMENT
Federal parliamentary republic
RELIGION
Hinduism, ~80%; Islam, ~14%
LIFE EXPECTANCY
70 years
HDI
0.644 — Medium (rank 130)
LANGUAGES
HindiOFFICIAL
EnglishOFFICIAL
22 scheduled regional languagesREGIONAL
ECONOMY
KEY INDUSTRIES
Information technology & services
Textiles
Pharmaceuticals
Automotive
Steel
TOP EXPORTS
Petroleum products
Pharmaceuticals
Gems & jewelry
Machinery
Textiles
TOP IMPORTS
Crude petroleum
Gold
Electronics
Machinery
LAND USE
Agricultural, 60%
Forest, 24%
Other, 16%
POPULATION, 1970–2024
555M
1970
699M
1980
873M
1990
1057M
2000
1234M
2010
1396M
2020
1441M
2024
SOURCES: WORLD BANK · CIA WORLD FACTBOOK · NATURAL EARTH · ISO 4217
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