India β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of India covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About India
The capital of India is New Delhi. It has a population of approximately 1.42B. The country covers an area of 3,287,263 kmΒ². It is located in Southern Asia.
The world's largest democracy and the most populous country globally.
Geography
India is a country in Southern Asia, part of the Asia region. It covers an area of approximately 3,287,263 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, and People's Republic of China, totalling 6 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
India has a population of approximately 1,417,492,000 people. Population density is around 431.2 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include English, Hindi, and Tamil, totalling 3 languages. People from this country are referred to as Indian.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, India reports a nominal GDP of about $3.91 trillion. Government debt stood at roughly 46.5% of GDP in 2018. The official currency is the Indian rupee (INR, symbol βΉ). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 95.22 INR.
Culture & Time
India operates on a single time zone (UTC+05:30). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.in.
Government & Status
The capital of India is New Delhi. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the left. The international dialling code is +91. Its FIFA country code is IND, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is IN.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.