India
India is one of the 193 UN member states, in Southern Asia. UN Tourism counted 17.9 million international arrivals there in 2019, more visited than 86% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Metallic.
- International arrivals
- 17.9 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 29th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Metallicrarer than 14%
- Area
- 3,160,393 km² (1,220,234 sq mi)
- Population
- 1.37 billionNatural Earth estimate
- States
- 37in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 116with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 44on Globestamp’s list
Does India count as a country?
Yes. India is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
| List | Counts India? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes: India, Kashmir, Andaman-Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Sikkim |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
Part of the map here is disputed (Jammu and Kashmir, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, Aksai Chin). Globestamp takes no side: when a photo was taken in a disputed place, you decide which country it counts for.
The India stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. India’s is Metallic: ink with mica in it, the finish for places with 15 to 40 million visitors a year. With 17.9 million international arrivals in 2019, India is more visited than 86% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to India
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts India when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. Photos only at an airport make a transit stamp in lighter ink, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in India you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in India, from 44 World Heritage Sites.
World Heritage Sites 44
Taj Mahal · Jaipur (2019) · Fatehpur Sikri (1986) · Ajanta Caves (1983) · Western Ghats (2012) · Agra Fort (1983) · Red Fort (2007) · Kaziranga National Park (1985) · Ellora Caves (1983) · Nalanda Mahavihara (2016) and 34 more. On the bucket list →
National parks 18
Kaziranga National Park · Sundarbans National Park · Kevladev National Park · Manas National Park · Valley of Flowers National Park · Gir National Park · Jim Corbett National Park · Khangchendzonga National Park and 10 more. On the bucket list →
Famous landmarks 7
Taj Mahal · Harmandir Sahib · Red Fort · Qutb Minar · Hawa Mahal · India Gate · Gateway of India. On the bucket list →
Wonders of the world 1
Taj Mahal. On the bucket list →
Theme parks 24
Ramoji Film City · EsselWorld · Gobindgarh Fort · Imagicaa · Big Foot Museum · Carmelagiri Elephant Park and 18 more. On the bucket list →
Zoos and aquariums 50
Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park · Alipore Zoological Gardens · Mysore Zoo · National Zoological Park Delhi and 46 more. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 22
Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore · Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden · Government Botanical Garden · Agri-Horticultural Society of India and 18 more. On the bucket list →
Science museums and planetariums 17
M. P. Birla Planetarium · National Science Centre · Birla Industrial & Technological Museum · Nehru Science Centre and 13 more. On the bucket list →
Events in India
Total solar eclipses over India that the app knows: 22 July 2009. A photo inside the path of totality that day ticks “Watch a total eclipse”.
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Mumbai | 18,978,000 |
| Delhi | 15,926,000 |
| Kolkata | 14,787,000 |
| Chennai | 7,163,000 |
| Bengaluru | 6,787,000 |
| Hyderabad | 6,376,000 |
| Amaravati | 5,800,000 |
| Ahmedabad | 5,375,000 |
Airports
India has 116 airports with scheduled flights, 43 of them large. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
37 states to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits India into 37 states (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 37
Andaman and Nicobar Islands · Andhra Pradesh · Arunachal Pradesh · Assam · Bihar · Chandigarh · Chhattisgarh · Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu · Delhi · Goa · Gujarat · Haryana · Himachal Pradesh · Jammu and Kashmir · Jharkhand · Karnataka · Kashmir · Kerala · Ladakh · Lakshadweep · Madhya Pradesh · Maharashtra · Manipur · Meghalaya · Mizoram · Nagaland · Odisha · Puducherry · Punjab · Rajasthan · Sikkim · Tamil Nadu · Telangana · Tripura · Uttar Pradesh · Uttarakhand · West Bengal
Questions people ask
Is India a country?
Yes. India is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
How many tourists visit India a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 17,914,000 international arrivals in India in 2019, the 29th most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a India stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Metallic, the finish for places with 15 to 40 million visitors a year, rarer than 14% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does India count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes, and more than once: the Travelers’ Century Club lists India, and counts Kashmir, Andaman-Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Sikkim as separate destinations. The club’s list has 330 destinations.
Places as rare as India
Near India
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.