| Official name: | Republic of India, Hindi Bharat, Bharatavarsha |
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| Capital: | New Delhi |
| Size: | 3,166,414 km² |
| Population: | 913.6 million |
| Borders: | Pakistan (northwest), China (north), Nepal, Bhutan (north), Myanmar (or Burma), Bangladesh (northeast), Bay of Bengal (east), Arabian Sea (west) |
| Currency: | Rupee |
| Official languages: | English, Hindi |
| Nationality / People: | A person of Indian nationality is an Indian. |
| Local time: | New Delhi: |
Other interesting facts:
With more than one-sixth of the world's total population India is the second most populous country in the world (after China). In area it's the seventh largest country.