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Photos of India

The largest mangrove forest  in the world is in Sundarbans National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in West Bengal, India.

Introduction

World Factbook Glyph

Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic.

Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 8

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 142

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 121

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 98

Death rate

comparison ranking: 56

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 77

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 68

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 49

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 101

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 40

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 100

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 4

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 17

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 150

Labor force

comparison ranking: 2

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 81

Public debt

comparison ranking: 119

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 165

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 204

Exports

comparison ranking: 10

Imports

comparison ranking: 7

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 3

Energy

Communications

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 2

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 21

Railways

comparison ranking: total 4

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 2

Waterways

comparison ranking: 10

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 15

Military and Security

Military expenditures

comparison ranking: 50

Space

Terrorism

Transnational Issues