| AREA ................................................ | 3.287.590 
                kmq | 
     
      | POPULATION .................................. | 1.065.070.607 in. | 
     
      | DENSITY ......................................... | 324,0 in/kmq | 
     
      | CAPITAL .......................................... | New Delhi | 
     
      | LANGUAGES .................................... | English enjoys associate status but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication; Hindi is the national language and primary tongue of 30% of the people; there are 14 other official languages: Bengali, Telugu, Marat | 
     
      | RELIGIONS ...................................... | Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census) | 
     
     | CURRENCY ...................................... | Indian rupee (INR) | 
    
     | GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 3139 $ (2004) | 
    
     | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,43 (126th place) | 
    
     | LOWEST POINT ............................... | Indian Ocean 0 m | 
    
     | HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Kanchenjunga 8598 m | 
    
     | INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 15 August 1947 (from UK) | 
    
     | INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Federal Republic | 
    
      | WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .in | 
    
    | COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +91 |