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Country snapshot
India| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Official name | Republic of IndiaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Government type | Federal parliamentary republicCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Capital | New DelhiGeoNames [2024] |
| Head of state | Drupadi MURMU (Pres.)CIA World Leaders [2025] |
| Total area | 3,287,000 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Total population | 1,450,000,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 1,451,000,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 1,451,000,000 people |
| Languages | Hindi 43.6%, Bengali 8%, Marathi 6.9%, Telugu 6.7%, Tamil 5.7%, Gujarati 4.6%, Urdu 4.2%, Kannada 3.6%, Odia 3.1%, Malayalam 2.9%, Punjabi 2.7%, Assamese 1.3%, Maithili 1.1%, other 5.6%; English is the subsidiary official language but is the most important one for national, political, and commercial communication (2011 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| GDP (nominal) | 3,910,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024] |
| GDP per capita | 2,690 US$World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Life expectancy | 72–72.2 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 72.24 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 72 years |
