INDIA is a country in South Asia. India has a coastline of over seven thousand kilometres, and borders Pakistan to the west, Nepal, the People's Republic of China and Bhutan to the north-east, and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, it is adjacent to the island nations of Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia. |
Official name | Republic of India |
The land area (km2) | 3,287,240 | |
Population (2008 est.) | 1,147,995,904 | |
Language | English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali... | |
Capital | New Delhi |