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Country name India, in 35 editions.
The entry for India published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 10
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of India
Republic of India
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of India
- conventional short form:
- India
conventional long form:
Republic of India
conventional short form:
India
The entry for India did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of India
- conventional short form:
- India
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of India
- conventional short form:
- India
conventional long form: Republic of India
conventional short form: India
The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of India
- conventional short form:
- India
conventional long form: Republic of India
conventional short form: India
- conventional long form:
- Republic of India conventional short form: India
conventional long form: Republic of India
The same text in 4 editions, 2002 to 2005.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of India
- conventional short form:
- India
conventional long form: Republic of India
conventional short form: India
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of India
- conventional short form:
- India
- local long form:
- Republic of India/Bharatiya Ganarajya
- local short form:
- India/Bharat
conventional long form: Republic of India
conventional short form: India
local long form: Republic of India/Bharatiya Ganarajya
local short form: India/Bharat
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of India
- conventional short form:
- India
- local long form:
- Republic of India/Bharatiya Ganarajya
- local short form:
- India/Bharat
conventional long form:
Republic of India
conventional short form:
India
local long form:
Republic of India/Bharatiya Ganarajya
local short form:
India/Bharat
- conventional long form:
- Republic of India
- conventional short form:
- India
- local long form:
- Republic of India/Bharatiya Ganarajya
- local short form:
- India/Bharat
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
The same text in 6 editions, 2016 to 2021.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of India
- conventional short form:
- India
- local long form:
- Republic of India/Bharatiya Ganarajya
- local short form:
- India/Bharat
- etymology:
- the English name derives from the Indus River;
- the Indian name "Bharat" may derive from the "Bharatas" tribe mentioned in the Vedas of the second millennium B.C.;
- the name is also associated with Emperor Bharata, the legendary conqueror of all of India
conventional long form: Republic of India
conventional short form: India
local long form: Republic of India/Bharatiya Ganarajya
local short form: India/Bharat
etymology: the English name derives from the Indus River; the Indian name "Bharat" may derive from the "Bharatas" tribe mentioned in the Vedas of the second millennium B.C.; the name is also associated with Emperor Bharata, the legendary conqueror of all of India
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of India
- conventional short form:
- India
- local long form:
- Republic of India (English)/ Bharatiya Ganarajya (Hindi)
- local short form:
- India (English)/ Bharat (Hindi)
- etymology:
- the English name derives from the Indus River;
- the Indian name "Bharat" may derive from the "Bharatas" tribe mentioned in the Vedas of the second millennium B.C.;
- the name is also associated with Emperor Bharata, the legendary conqueror of all of India
conventional long form: Republic of India
conventional short form: India
local long form: Republic of India/Bharatiya India (English)/ Bharatiya Ganarajya (Hindi)
local short form: India/Bharat India (English)/ Bharat (Hindi)
etymology: the English name derives from the Indus River; the Indian name "Bharat" may derive from the "Bharatas" tribe mentioned in the Vedas of the second millennium B.C.; the name is also associated with Emperor Bharata, the legendary conqueror of all of India
- conventional long form:
- Republic of India
- conventional short form:
- India
- local long form:
- Republic of India (English)/ Bharatiya Ganarajya (Hindi)
- local short form:
- India (English)/ Bharat (Hindi)
- etymology:
- the English name derives from the Indus River;
- the Indian name, Bharat, may derive from the Bharatas tribe mentioned in the Sanskrit Vedas (Hindu religious texts);
- the name is also associated with Emperor Bharata, the legendary conqueror of India
conventional long form: Republic of India
conventional short form: India
local long form: Republic of India (English)/ Bharatiya Ganarajya (Hindi)
local short form: India (English)/ Bharat (Hindi)
etymology: the English name derives from the Indus River; the Indian name "Bharat" name, Bharat, may derive from the "Bharatas" Bharatas tribe mentioned in the Sanskrit Vedas of the second millennium B.C.; (Hindu religious texts); the name is also associated with Emperor Bharata, the legendary conqueror of all of India
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Central Intelligence Agency. “India: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/india/country-name.