India

Country in Asia

India (Hindi: Bhārat), officially the Republic of India (Hindi: Bhārat Gaṇarājya),[23] is a country in South Asia. It is the second-most populous country, the seventh-largest country by land area, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west;[f] China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

Capital: New Delhi
Largest city: Mumbai (city proper)
Official languages : Hindi and English
Religion (2011): 79.8% Hinduism – 14.2% Islam – 2.3% Christianity – 1.7% Sikhism – 0.7% Buddhism – 0.4% Jainism
Government Federal: parliamentary constitutional republic
President: Ram Nath Kovind
Independence from the United Kingdom: • Dominion15 August 1947 • Republic 26 January 1950
Currency Indian rupee (₹) (INR)
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Calling Code +91

Export

The top exports of India are:

Refined Petroleum ($39.2B)
Diamonds ($22.5B)
Packaged Medicaments ($15.8B)
Jewellery ($14.1B)
Cars ($7.15B)

Exporting mostly to United States ($55.3B), United Arab Emirates ($28.6B), China ($17.4B), Hong Kong ($11.5B), and Singapore ($9.53B).

In 2019, India was the world’s biggest exporter of Diamonds ($22.5B), Jewellery ($14.1B), Rice ($6.9B), Crustaceans ($4.67B), and Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($2.86B)

Import

The top imports of India are:

Crude Petroleum ($92.7B)
Gold ($33.8B)
Coal Briquettes ($24.9B)
Diamonds ($21.4B)
Petroleum Gas ($16.4B)

Importing mostly from China ($72.6B), United States ($33.7B), United Arab Emirates ($26.8B), Saudi Arabia ($25.1B), and Iraq ($19.8B).

In 2019, India was the world’s biggest importer of Coal Briquettes ($24.9B), Diamonds ($21.4B), Palm Oil ($4.85B), Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($2.71B), Soybean Oil ($2.39B)