India
India
Capital New Delhi
3,287,263 km² · 1,463,865,525 people (2025) · Indian rupee
The most populous country in the world since 2023. The Ganges-Brahmaputra system drains the southern Himalaya into the largest delta on Earth, and Mawsynram and Cherrapunji in Meghalaya are the wettest inhabited places on record, with roughly 11 m of rain a year. Mumbai is the largest individual municipality; the Delhi urban agglomeration, which contains the capital, is larger still at around 33 million.
The facts
- Capital
- New Delhi
- Area
- 3,287,263 km² — 1,269,219 sq mi
- Population
- 1,463,865,525 (2025)
- Density
- 445.3 people per km²
- Currency
- Indian rupee (INR, ₹)
- Official languages
- Hindi, English
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Calling code
- +91
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- IN · IND
- Continent
- Asia
How it compares
- By area
- 7 of 200
- By population
- 1 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 8,515,770 | 212,812,405 |
| Australia | 7,741,220 | 27,614,411 |
| India ← | 3,287,263 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Argentina | 2,780,400 | 45,851,378 |
| Kazakhstan | 2,724,900 | 20,843,754 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of India?
- New Delhi
- What currency does India use?
- The Indian rupee (INR).
- How big is India?
- 3,287,263 km², or 1,269,219 square miles — 7 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does India drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
- Brazil 8,515,770 km²
- Australia 7,741,220 km²
- Argentina 2,780,400 km²
- Kazakhstan 2,724,900 km²
- China Asia
- Indonesia Asia
- Pakistan Asia
- Bangladesh Asia
- Japan Asia
- Philippines Asia
- Vietnam Asia
- Iran Asia
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)