India Guide

Country Facts

  • Full name: Republic of India
  • Population: 1.2 billion (UN, 2009)
  • Capital: New Delhi
  • Most-populated city: Mumbai (Bombay)
  • Area: 3.1 million sq km (1.2 million sq miles), excluding Indian-administered Kashmir (100,569 sq km/38,830 sq miles)
  • Major languages: Hindi, English and at least 16 other official languages
  • Major religions: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism
  • Life expectancy: 62 years (men), 65 years (women) (UN)
  • Monetary unit: 1 Indian Rupee = 100 paise
  • Main exports: Agricultural products, textile goods, gems and jewellery, software services and technology, engineering goods, chemicals, leather products
  • GNI per capita: US $1070 (World Bank, 2008)
  • Internet domain: .in
  • International dialling code: +91

Climatological Information

Month Mean Temperature oC Mean Total Rainfall (mm) Mean Number of Rain Days
Daily
Minimum
Daily
Maximum
Jan 7.3 21.1 20.3 1.7
Feb 10.1 24.2 15.0 1.3
Mar 15.4 30.0 15.8 1.2
Apr 21.5 36.2 6.7 0.9
May 25.9 39.6 17.5 1.4
Jun 28.3 39.3 54.9 3.6
Jul 26.6 35.1 231.5 10.0
Aug 25.9 33.3 258.7 11.3
Sep 24.4 33.9 127.8 5.4
Oct 19.5 32.9 36.3 1.6
Nov 12.8 28.3 5.0 0.1
Dec 8.2 23.0 7.8 0.6