India
South Asia · Data from the World Bank Open Data API · World Geography Learning Path
India recently became the world's most populous country, home to over a billion people across 28 states and 8 union territories. It's the largest democracy in the world by population.
Quick Facts
- Capital
- New Delhi
- Region
- South Asia
- Income level
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 1,463,865,525
- Land area
- 2,973,190 km²
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The Ganges River is considered sacred in Hinduism and supports roughly one-third of India's population living along its basin.