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Countries of the World: India

Welcome to our Countries of the World section.

In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce India.

India is a very large country on the Asian continent with a Westerly coastline along the Arabian Sea, an Easterly coastline along the Bay of Bengal and a Southern coastline along the Indian Ocean with a population of just over 1.4 billion people in 2022 and has the following 5 countries across its borders:

  1. Bangladesh.
  2. Bhutan.
  3. China.
  4. Nepal.
  5. Pakistan.
 

You pronounce India like this: IN-DEE-AH.

Key information and contact details for India

Official Language: Hindi.

Secondary Language(s): Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil.

India dialling code: +91.

India currency: Indian rupee.

India Capital City: New Delhi.

India International Airport: Indira Gandhi international airport, New Delhi, Delhi 110037, India. Phone Number: +91 124 479 7300.

Emergency Services Phone Number: Police / Ambulance / Fire: 112.

British EmbassyBritish High Commission New Delhi, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021, India. Phone Number: +91 112 419 2100.

American EmbassyU.S. Embassy New Delhi, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, 110021, New Delhi, India. Phone Number: +91 112 419 8000.

Latest Travel Advice (British Government)https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/india.

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