Full Form of INDIA INDIA is neither an abbreviation nor a shortened form of a word. It is the name of a south Asian country. Some Facts about India India is the largest democracy (with 91.1 crore eligible electorates) in the world, situated in the Asian subcontinent. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast. In the north lies the great Himalayan mountain range. India ranks seven in terms of total area (2.39 lakh square kilometer), and second in terms of population (with 121.08 crore residents as per 2011 official census) amongst the countries. It is also the 5th largest economy in the world as per GDP is concerned (with a nominal GDP of USD 2.94 trillion; you can check our article on GDP ). Origin of the name India. The name India is actually the distorted form of the Sanskrit word “Sindhu”. In ‘Rig-Veda’ (one of the oldest scriptures in world history), the Indus river was named as Sindhu. Ne