| Population |
1,293,057,000 (2016 estimate) |
| Area |
3,287,263 square kilometres |
| Population density |
388.9 per square kilometre |
| Geographic region |
Asia |
| Gross domestic product |
$8.727 trillion (2016 estimate) |
| GDP per capita |
$6,664 (2016 estimate) |
| Capital |
New Delhi (249,998 – January 2011) |
| Other major cities |
Mumbai 12,442,373, Kolkata 4,496,694, Bangalore 8,443,675, Chennai 7,088,000 & Hyderabad 6,731,790 (2014) |
| Government |
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Head of government |
Narendra Damodardas Modi (since 26 May 2014) |
| Life expectancy |
Women 69.9 years, men 66.9 years (2015) |
| Official Language |
Hindi, English |
| Religion |
79.8% Hinduism; 14.2% Islam; 2.3% Christianity; 1.7% Sikhism; 0.7% Buddhism; 0.4% Jainism; 0.9% others |
| Currency |
Indian Rupee, INR, 1 INR = 100 Paise |
| Membership |
SAARC, BIMSTEC, UN, G-20 and others. |
