India, officially the Republic of India, [j][20] is a country in South Asia. It is the world's seventh-largest country by area and its most populous. [21]

As the 7th largest country in the world, India stands apart from the rest of Asia, marked off as it is by mountains and the sea, which give the country a distinct geographical entity.

India is a country that occupies the greater part of South Asia. It is a constitutional republic that represents a highly diverse population consisting of thousands of ethnic groups. It is made up of eight union territories and 28 states, and its capital is New Delhi.

Policies of company rule in India led to the Indian Rebellion of 1857. India was afterwards ruled directly by the British Crown, in the British Raj. After World War I, a nationwide struggle for independence was launched by the Indian National Congress, led by Mahatma Gandhi.

Hindistan adı, eski Farsça İndus adından türetilmiştir. Bu isim İndus Irmağı ve çevresi için kullanılmıştır. Eski Yunanlar, İndus toplumunu Hintler olarak adlandırdı. Hindistan adı, Hindistan anayasasında ve Hindistan'da birçok yerel dilde Bharat olarak geçmektedir. Bharat adı, Bharata klanının söylencesel kutsal kralı olan Kral Bharata'nın adından türetilmiştir ...

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India - Ancient, Mughal, British: The Indian subcontinent, the great landmass of South Asia, is the home of one of the world’s oldest and most influential civilizations.

India is a large country located on the Indian subcontinent in south-central Asia. India is geographically positioned both in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres of the Earth.

Population of India: current, historical, and projected population, growth rate, immigration, median age, total fertility rate (TFR), population density, urbanization, urban population, country's share of world population, and global rank. Data tables, maps, charts, and live population clock