India

India (/ˈɪndiə/), officially the Republic of India (Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the south-west, and the Bay of Bengal on the south-east, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and ... More

Area:

  • 3,287,590 km² (1269346 mi² )

Population:

  • 1,094,583,000 (2005)

Date founded:

  • Aug 15, 1947

Also known as:

  • Bharat,
  • Hindustan,
  • The Republic of India

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Capital

New Delhi

New Delhi /ˈnjuː dɛli/ is the capital city of India. As the national capital, New Delhi is the seat of executive, legislative, and judiciary branches of the Government of India. It also serves as the centre of the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within...

Population

number date
  • 1,094,583,000
  • 2005
  • 1,015,923,000
  • 2000
  • 932,180,000
  • 1995
  • 915,697,000
  • 1994
  • 899,329,000
  • 1993
  • 882,821,000
  • 1992
  • 866,530,000
  • 1991
  • 849,515,000
  • 1990
  • 832,535,000
  • 1989
  • 815,590,000
  • 1988

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ISO Short Name:

  • INDIA

FIPS Code:

  • IN

Calling Code:

  • 91

GDP (nominal):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 5.99461E+11
  • 2003
  • 507,189,954,396
  • 2002
  • 477,848,859,031
  • 2001
  • 460,182,031,503
  • 2000
  • 450,476,199,268
  • 1999
  • 416,252,442,323
  • 1998
  • 4.10915E+11
  • 1997
  • 388,343,910,828
  • 1996
  • 356,298,991,324
  • 1995
  • 323,506,143,586
  • 1994
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GDP (nominal per capita):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 2,900
  • 2008

Religions:

Religion Percent of population As of date
  • 80.5 %
  • 2001
  • 0.4 %
  • 2001
  • 13.4 %
  • 2001
  • 0.6 %
  • 2001
  • 2.3 %
  • 2001
  • 1.9 %
  • 2001
  • 0.8 %
  • 2001
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Places exported to:

Exported to Date
  • 2006
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Places imported from:

Imported from Currency Amount Date
  • 204,000,000
  • 2005
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Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 21.76789
  • 78.87176

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USBG name:

  • INDIA

Adjectival form:

  • Indian
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  • Jul 22, 1947
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  • Indian

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