General Reference
- Pronunciation: /ˈɪndiə/
- Common English country name: India
- Official English country name: The Republic of India
- Common endonym(s): Bharat, Hindustan
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Indian
- Demonym(s): Indian
- Etymology: Name of India
- International rankings of India
- ISO country codes: IN, IND, 356
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:IN
- Internet country code top-level domain: .in
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