India

President: Pratibha Patil (2007)


Prime Minister: Manmohan Singh (2004)


Land area: 1,147,949 sq mi (2,973,190 sq km);

total area: 1,269,338 sq mi (3,287,590 sq km)

Population (2010 est.): 1,173,108,018

growth rate: 1.3%); birth rate: 21.3/1000;

infant mortality rate: 49.1/1000;

life expectancy: 66.4;

density per sq km: 386

Capital (2003 est.): New Delhi, 15,334,000 (metro. area), 9,817,439 (city proper)

Largest cities: Bombay (Mumbai), 18,336,000 (metro. area), 11,914,398 (city proper); Calcutta (Kolkata), 14,299,000 (metro. area), 4,760,800 (city proper); Bangalore, 4,461,100; Madras (Chennai), 4,382,100; Ahmedabad, 3,653,700; Hyderabad, 3,585,600; Kanpur, 2,631,800

Monetary unit: Rupee