Capital: New Delhi

Population: 1,304,162,999 (estimated in 2015)

Currency: Indian Rupee (INR)

Official Languages: Hindi, English

Unofficial Languages: Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Maithili, Assamese, and others

Main Religions: Hinduism, Islam

Ethnic Groups: Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Mongoloid and others

Largest Cities: Mumbai (Bombay), Kolkata (Calcutta), Delhi, Chennai

Main Sport: Cricket, Tennis, Chess, Boxing, Badminton

Political System: Federal Republic