India

country in South Asia
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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan
Climate
varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
Terrain
upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north
Natural resources
coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), antimony, iron ore, lead, manganese, mica, bauxite, rare earth elements, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land
People & Society
Religions
Hindu 79.8%, Muslim 14.2%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.7%, other and unspecified 2% (2011 est.)
Government
Government type
federal parliamentary republic
Independence
15 August 1947 (from the UK)
National holiday
Republic Day, 26 January (1950)
Legal system
common law system based on the English model; separate personal law codes apply to Muslims, Christians, and Hindus; judicial review of legislative acts
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$14.244 trillion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$9,800 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
6.5% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
5% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
4.3% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
USA 19%, UAE 7%, China 4%, Germany 3%, UK 3% (2023)
Imports - partners
China 19%, Russia 10%, USA 6%, UAE 6%, Saudi Arabia 5% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Summary

India is a country[1].

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Hinduism[2], Islam[3], Christianity[4], Sikhism[5], Buddhism[6], Jainism[7]
  • Country: India[8]
  • Head of government: Narendra Modi[9]
  • Continent: Asia[10]
  • Instance of: sovereign state[11]
  • Head of state: Droupadi Murmu[12]
  • Capital: New Delhi[13]
  • Official language: Hindi[14], English[15]
  • Currency: Indian rupee[16]
  • Shares border with: Nepal[17], Bangladesh[18], Bhutan[19], Myanmar[20], Pakistan[21], People's Republic of China[22], Indonesia[23], Sri Lanka[24], Afghanistan[25]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .in[26], .ભારત[27], .भारत[28], .ଭାରତ[29], .ਭਾਰਤ[30], .ভারত[31], .இந்தியா[32], .భారత్[33], .ভাৰত[34], .بھارت[35], .ಭಾರತ[36], .ഭാരതം[37]
  • Anthem: Jana Gana Mana[38]
  • Basic form of government: federal republic[39], parliamentary democracy[40], republic[41], constitutional republic[42], democratic republic[43]
  • Named after: Bharata[44], Indus River[45]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Arunachal Pradesh[46], Assam[47], Bihar[48], Chhattisgarh[49], Goa[50], Gujarat[51], Haryana[52], Himachal Pradesh[53], Jharkhand[54], Karnataka[55], Kerala[56], Madhya Pradesh[57], Maharashtra[58], Manipur[59]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for India include BRICS[60], a coalition[61], founded in 2009[62]; Indo-European[63], a language family[64]; Indian Ocean[65], an ocean[66]; Indians[67], a human population[68]; East Indies[69], a region[70]; BRIC[71], an acronym[72]; India-class submarine[73], a submarine class[74]; and geology of India[75].

Why It Matters

Entities named for India include BRICS[60], a coalition[61], founded in 2009[62]; Indo-European[63], a language family[64]; Indian Ocean[65], an ocean[66]; Indians[67], a human population[68]; East Indies[69], a region[70]; and BRIC[71], an acronym[72].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

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  1. 13d ago · Sadads · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diplomatic relation → Italy, Brazil, Russia +100
    P14968 → Goku
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14968: Q2142, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/291586|batch #291586]]"
  2. 13d ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → Indian Standard Time, Asia/Kolkata
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Diplomatic relation: Georgia"
  3. 18d ago · Sbb1413 · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 403
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'ady', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', 'ann', '
    Maximum temperature record → {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+51.0'}
    Said to be the same as → Tianzhu, Bhārat
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Located in time zone: Indian Standard Time"
  4. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000414
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54972|batch #54972]]"
  5. 7w ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cantic id → 981061457274306706
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Cantic id: 981061457274306706, add P9984 claim: 981061457274306706"
  6. 10w ago · Yupik · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Anarâš aavis topic id → india
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Anarâš aavis topic id: india"
  7. 12w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → Indian Standard Time, Asia/Kolkata
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/44151|batch #44151]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  8. 13w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Indien.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-India.wav, De-Indien.ogg +2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q33573 (kin)-Adygrafix250-Ubuhinde.wav"
  9. 13w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates of geographic center → {'lat': 20.5937, 'lon': 78.9629}
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/44771|batch #44771]]"
  10. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/India
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Locations/India, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  11. 14w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Indien.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-India.wav, De-Indien.ogg +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-India.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  12. 14w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Rich County
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q26907, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  13. 14w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 8104
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 8104, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167480064|INDIA (#167480064)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mi"
  14. 17w ago · Yorwba · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar +36
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Contains the administrative territorial entity: Chandigarh"
  15. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → apple:India, hitman:India, video-games:India +4
    P14586 → 78167
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14586: 78167, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  16. 18w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 026612410, 027261980
    Icannwiki page id → India
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Icannwiki page id: India, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294324738|India (#294324738)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8064|ICANNWiki]] #mix'n'match"
  17. 18w ago · Thomas Kerboul (BGE) · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 026612410, 027261980
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Idref id: 026612410"
  18. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0002469-Indie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: g0002469-Indie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259661|batch #259661]]"
  19. 20w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → india
    Country → India
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: india, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289936128|india (#289936128)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  20. 23w ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → India
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Author name string: Antonio Armellini, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779097984573"
  21. 25w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id → india01
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Dbnl country id: india01, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257631|batch #257631]]"
  22. 25w ago · Sbb1413 · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'hi', 'text': 'भारत गणराज्य'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Republic of India'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'India'} +6
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Official name: Republic of Bharat"
  23. 25w ago · آیات محراج · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → apple:India, hitman:India, video-games:India +4
    Population → {'amount': '+449595489'}, {'amount': '+458626687'}, {'amount': '+467962144'} +57
    Fandom wiki id → india
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Population: 1,477,519,529"
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