Where is India? 🇮🇳

India is located in the Central & South Asia region at latitude 20.593684 and longitude 78.96288 and is part of the Asian continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

20° 35' 37.26'' N
78° 57' 46.37'' E

You can see the location of India on the world map below:

India on the World Map

The neighboring countries of India (IN) are:

India borders with Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean.

Country	India
Coordinates	Latitude: 20.593684 Longitude: 78.96288
Country Codes	Alpha 2: IN Alpha 3: IND
Country Flag Emoji	🇮🇳
Int. Phone Prefix	+91
Capital city	New Delhi
Continent / Subcontinent	Asia Central & South Asia
Country Area	3,287,263 sq km
Population 2024	1,450,935,791 World Rank: 1
Median Age	27.6
Life expectancy	72.0
Major languages	Hindi 43.6%, Bengali 8%, Marathi 6.9%, Telugu 6.7%, Tamil 5.7%, Gujarati 4.6%, Urdu 4.2%, Kannada 3.6%, Odia 3.1%, Malayalam 2.9%, Punjabi 2.7%, Assamese 1.3%, Maithili 1.1%, other 5.6% (2011 est.)
UTC/GMT Time	Number of time zones: 1 UTC+05:30
Internet TLD	.in
Biggest Airport	Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
Average temperature	23.65 °C 74.57 °F
Administrative Divisions	28 states 8 union territories
Political system	Federal parliamentary democratic republic

World Bank Income Group	Lower middle income
World Bank Region	South Asia
Currency	Indian Rupee (INR)
GDP in 2024	$3909.9 (billions of USD) World Rank: 5
GDP per capita in 2024	$2,695 World Rank: 161
Major Industries / Economic Sectors	Manufacturing, services, agriculture, energy
Top 5 Import Countries	China, United Arab Emirates, United States, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland
Top 5 Export Countries	United States, United Arab Emirates, China, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland

Here are the largest cities in India based on 2024 data: