India, historically and constitutionally also called Bharat and in long form the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia occupying most of the Indian subcontinent. Its capital is New Delhi. It is the most populous country in the world as well as the seventh largest country in the world. The country shares borders with Pakistan to the northwest, China to the north and east-northeast, Nepal to the northeast, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Burma to the east-northeast. East. India also claims a border with Afghanistan to the northwest.

The Indian rupee (in Hindi: रुपया; symbol: ₹; ISO 4217 code: INR) has been the official currency of India since 1947. It is divided into 100 paises (पैसा (Paisa)).