India: flag, capital & map
Get to know India, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- New Delhi
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Southern Asia
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 1,463,865,525
- Area
- 3,287,263 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- English, Hindi, Tamil
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Indian Rupee (INR)
New Delhi is India’s capital. The flag’s central blue wheel is the Ashoka Chakra.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of India
The flag of India is composed of three equal horizontal bands of saffron, white and green. A navy blue wheel with twenty-four spokes — the Ashoka Chakra — is centered in the white band.
Where it is
India is grouped in Southern Asia, within Roam’s Asia region. Its land-border list includes 6 countries in this atlas: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Nepal, Pakistan. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
India has a recorded area of 3,287,263 square kilometres. Among the 9 countries assigned to Southern Asia in this dataset, it ranks 1 by area, from largest to smallest. Iran is immediately below it, at 1,648,195 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 1,463,865,525 people for India in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 445 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are English, Hindi, and Tamil. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Indian Rupee (INR). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of India?
Reveal answer
New Delhi. New Delhi is India’s capital. The flag’s central blue wheel is the Ashoka Chakra.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of India?
Reveal answer
The flag of India is composed of three equal horizontal bands of saffron, white and green. A navy blue wheel with twenty-four spokes — the Ashoka Chakra — is centered in the white band.
Which land neighbours of India are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Nepal, and Pakistan. The source classifies India as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for India?
Reveal answer
English, Hindi, and Tamil. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in India.
Which currency codes are listed for India?
Reveal answer
Indian Rupee (INR). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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