India

Country in Southern Asia

India is a country in Southern Asia, with its capital in New Delhi. About 1.46 billion people live there (2025), making it the most populous country in the world. At 3,287,590 km², it is the 7th largest country by area. It borders Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.

India at a glance

Capital: New Delhi
Population (2025): 1.46 billion
Area: 3,287,590 km²
Density: 445 per km²
Official languages: English, Hindi
Currency: Indian rupee
People: Indian
Calling code: +91
Internet domain: .in
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is India?

How India compares

Population rank

1st of 195

1st of 47 in Asia

Size rank

7th of 195

2nd of 47 in Asia

Crowding

445 per km²

More crowded than 90% of countries

Similar in size: Argentina (2,780,400 km²).
Similar population: China (1.41 billion).
The Indian rupee is also used in 2 other places: Bhutan and Zimbabwe.
English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and 52 more.
Hindi is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of India

Flags that look like it

Niger

How to tell them apart: Both are orange, white and green. India has a navy blue wheel in the middle; Niger has an orange circle and a nearly square flag.

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Would you recognise India?

Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for India in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with India

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with India so far, from 374 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

80% right

159th hardest of 176 · 282 answers

Its flag

87% right

119th hardest of 145 · 92 answers

Players find India on the map in 80% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is China.
Players recognise the flag of India in 87% of tries, one of the highest of any flag.

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Countries that border India

India borders 6 countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.

Quick quiz: India

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of India?
2. What is the capital of India?
3. Which of these borders India?

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Questions about India

Is India a country?

Yes. India is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of India?

The capital of India is New Delhi.

Which countries border India?

India borders 6 countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.

How many countries border India?

6. India shares a land border with 6 countries.

How big is India?

India covers 3,287,590 km², about the same size as Argentina (2,780,400 km²).

Is India hard to find on a map?

Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find India in 80% of 282 tries, 159th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is China.

Which flags look like the flag of India?

Niger. Both are orange, white and green. India has a navy blue wheel in the middle; Niger has an orange circle and a nearly square flag.

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