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India

Republic of India

Capital
New Delhi
Population
1.46 billion 2025
Area
3,287,590 km²
Neighbours
6
Locator map of IndiaINDIANew DelhiCHINAPAKISTANMYANMARNEPALBANGLADESHIRANAFGHANISTANTHAILANDIndian OceanArabian SeaBay of Bengal01,000 km
India hatched, New Delhi marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 21.8°N 82.8°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

India is a country in Southern Asia bordered by Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. At 3,287,590 km², it is the 7th-largest country on Earth by area.

India has the largest population in the world: 1.46 billion people in 2025, according to the World Bank. That works out at 445 people per km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 35.7% in 2025.

In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$2,702 in current US dollars: 146th of 191 worldwide, 36th of 46 in Asia. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 72.2 years.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. From 8.1°N to 35.5°N, it spans about 3,049 km north to south. The point on the opposite side of the Earth from New Delhi lies in the South Pacific Ocean, about 650 km from the nearest land, Chile.

How it compares Asia: 47 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAsia
Population1,463,865,5252025, World Bank1st of 1941st of 47
Area3,287,590 km²world-countries7th of 1952nd of 47
GDPUS$3.96 trillion2025, World Bank, current US$6th of 1913rd of 46
GDP per capitaUS$2,7022025, World Bank, current US$146th of 19136th of 46
Population density445 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries18th of 1949th of 47
Life expectancy72.2 years2024, World Bank115th of 19434th of 47
Urban population35.7%2025, World Bank160th of 19440th of 47
Forest area24.4% of land2024, World Bank112th of 19419th of 47
Population growth+0.89% a year2025, World Bank105th of 19427th of 47
Internet users70.0%2025, World Bank121st of 18832nd of 45
Fertility rate1.96 births per woman2024, World Bank99th of 19424th of 47
Land neighbours6world-countries; among the 19520th of 1955th of 47
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaArgentina, Kazakhstan and Algeria

Closest in populationChina, United States and Indonesia

Neighbours 6 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Pakistan685 km
    New Delhi to Islamabad, capital to capital
  • Nepal801 km
    New Delhi to Kathmandu, capital to capital
  • Bhutan1,227 km
    New Delhi to Thimphu, capital to capital
  • Bangladesh1,424 km
    New Delhi to Dhaka, capital to capital
  • Myanmar2,151 km
    New Delhi to Naypyidaw, capital to capital
  • China3,780 km
    New Delhi to Beijing, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
New Delhi
28.60°N 77.20°E
Northernmost latitude
35.50°N
Southernmost latitude
8.08°N
Westernmost longitude
68.17°E
Easternmost longitude
97.34°E
North to south
about 3,049 km
Antipode of New Delhi
28.60°S 102.80°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 650 km from the nearest land (Chile)