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India

Asia · Southern Asia
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India is a sovereign state in Southern Asia, Asia. It covers 3,287,263 km² and has a population of approximately 1,417,492,000. Its official language is English and its currency is the Indian rupee (₹).

Quick facts

Capital
New Delhi
Population
1,417,492,000
Area
3,287,263 km²
Currency
Indian rupee (₹)
Languages
English, Hindi, Tamil
Calling code
+91
TLD
.in
Driving side
Left
Landlocked
No
Continents
Asia
Timezone
UTC+05:30
Native name
India

Bordering countries

Appears in 39 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Arable land (hectares) #1 153,868,700
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons) #3 374600068.56
Countries by Arable land (% of land area) #5 51.75
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #9 729,592km²
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) #29 127.82
Countries by Fertilizer consumption (% of fertilizer production) #36 139.37
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) #37 123.29
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #39 60.06
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare) #76 3626.4
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) #87 1,083years
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #120 24.54

Development

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) #1 38,739,691,000
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) #2 716456023890.4
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$) #3 8094559.67
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) #4 21580586391.1
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) #56 39.06
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) #92 3.07
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI) #103 5.33
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI) #106 18.58

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by GDP (PPP) #2 17714.19
Countries by GDP (Nominal) #5 4125.21in billions
Countries by GDP growth rate #14 0.07
Countries by public debt (% of GDP) #19 0.81% of GDP
Countries by average monthly salary #86 1,046US $
Countries by GDP per capita #133 2818.03
Countries by cost of living index #154 12.4

Business

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources #54 74.18
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services #65 85.13
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #68 79.28
Countries by SPI Overall Score #84 73.72
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use #89 80
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure #137 50

Geography

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by highest elevation #4 8,586m
Countries by land area #7 3,287,263km²
Countries by Coastline Length #20 7,000kilometers
Countries by lowest elevation #85 0m

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by population density #30 479.43
Countries by population growth rate #118 0.01
Countries by median age #147 28.06

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