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Country profile / IN
India
Republic of India
Locally: भारत · இந்தியா
Capital
New Delhi
Region
Asia
ISO
IN
Local time in India
live · IANAKolkata
Asia/Kolkata
Reference ledger
CapitalNew DelhiAdministrative seat
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi, Tamil3 listed
CurrenciesIndian rupee1 listed
Time zonesAsia/Kolkata1 IANA identifier
Area3,287,590 km²Ranked 8 of 241 by area
Dialing+91International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 97% of places in this atlas.
At 3,287,590 km², India ranks 8 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#8by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
6Field notes
2 notes“The game of chess originated in India.”
02India is the world's largest democracy.
Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code IN is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +91 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Asia/Kolkata should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOIN
Borders6
Time zones1