India

Area: 3 287 590 km²

Population: 1 129 866 154 (2007)

Population density: 343.7 pers./km²

Capital: New Delhi

Government type: Federal Parliamentary republic

Official language: Hindi and English

Ethnic groups: Indo-Aryans 72%, Dravidians 25%, Mongoloid and other 3%

Religion: Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, other 1.8%

Currency: Indian rupee (INR)

Time zone: UTC+5.5

Administrative divisions: India is divided into 28 states and 7 Union territories. States are subdivided into 604 districts

Highest point: Kanchenjunga 8 598 m

Longest river: Ganges River 2 510 km

Largest lake: Lake Chilka 1 165 km²

Largest cities: Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore

Calling code: +91

Internet TLD: .in