India Map

OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of India

CAPITAL: New Delhi

SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Multiparty Federal Republic

AREA: 3,166,692 Square Kilometers (1,222,720 Square Miles)

ESTIMATED POPULATION: 1,130,104,100

LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: India is located on the Indian sub-continent in South Asia. Pakistan surrounds it to the northwest, China, Bhutan and Nepal to the north, Myanmar and Bangladesh to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the southeast and the Arabian Sea to the southwest. It is the second largest country in Asia and the territory also includes the Andaman, Nicobar and the Lakshadweep Islands.

PEOPLE: The largest population are the Bengalis.

LANGUAGES: The official languages are Hindi and English.