IN
India
Republic of India
India sits in Southern Asia and uses INR - Indian rupee (₹). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
New Delhi
Population
1.4B
Area
3.3M km2
Population
1.4B
1,380,004,385 people
Area
3.3M km2
3,287,590 square kilometers
Density
420/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
New Delhi
28.6139, 77.209
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
India, officially listed here as Republic of India, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make India, IN, IND, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. India is grouped under Asia, more specifically Southern Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 1,380,004,385 people and a land area of 3,287,590 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 420 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 20, 77, while the capital coordinate reference is 28.6139, 77.209. India shares listed land borders with BGD, BTN, MMR, CHN, NPL, PAK, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as New Delhi (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkāta, Chennai and Hyderābād. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in India, capital of India, and major urban areas in India. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Federal parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include BRICS, Commonwealth, G20 and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
India uses calling code +91, postal format ######, and time zone data listed as UTC+05:30. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Jun 1; the government fiscal year starts around Apr 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Apr 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists INR - Indian rupee (₹), while language records include English, Hindi and Tamil. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as IND. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 25.5 for 2022.
How to use this profile
This India profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
IN / IND
Top-level domains
.in
Continents
Asia
Border countries
BGD, BTN, MMR, CHN, NPL, PAK
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
IND
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for India is represented by the IN country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Delhi
Delhi
32,226,000
admin
#2
Mumbai
Mahārāshtra
24,973,000
admin
#3
Kolkāta
West Bengal
21,747,000
admin
#4
Chennai
Tamil Nādu
12,395,000
admin
#5
Hyderābād
Telangāna
10,494,000
admin
Governance
Government type
Federal parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Jun 1
Government fiscal year
Apr 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+91
Postal format
######
Timezones
UTC+05:30
Languages
English, Hindi, Tamil
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
25.5
2022