Brief Overview
Capital: New Delhi Population: 1, 272, 627, 550 (2013) Largest City: Mumbai (population/area) |
President: Pranab Mukherjee Prime Minister: Manmohan Singh Official Language(s): Hindi, English |
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country located in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area and the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people. India continues to face the challenges of poverty, illiteracy, corruption, malnutrition, inadequate public healthcare, and terrorism.