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Bhagalpur division is an administrative geographical unit of ___MASK66___ state of ___MASK11___ , with Bhagalpur as the administrative headquarters of the division . , the division consists of ___MASK61___ , and Banka district . The Maldives (, or ), officially the Republic of Maldives (""), is a ___MASK62___ Asian ___MASK42___ country , located in the Indian Ocean . It lies ___MASK7___ of India and Sri Lanka . The chain of twenty - six atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to the Addu City in the south . Comprising a territory spanning roughly , the Maldives is one of the world ' s most geographically dispersed countries , as well as the smallest Asian country by both land area and population , with a little over 393 , 500 inhabitants . Malé is the capital and most populated city , traditionally called the " King ' s Island " for its central location . Hyderabad (; often ) is the capital of the southern Indian state of Telangana and " de jure " capital of ___MASK20___ . Occupying along the banks of the Musi River , it has a population of about and a metropolitan population of about , making it the fourth most populous city and sixth most populous urban agglomeration in India . At an average altitude of , much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial ___MASK52___ , including Hussain Sagar  predating the city ' s founding  north of the city centre . New ___MASK46___ is the capital of ___MASK11___ and one of ___MASK46___ city ' s 11 districts . Kolkata (, also known ___MASK33___ Calcutta , the official name until 2001 ) is the capital of the Indian state of ___MASK77___ . Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River , it is the principal commercial , cultural , and educational centre of East India , while the Port of Kolkata is India ' s oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port . In 2011 , the city had population of 4 . 5 million , while the population of the city and its suburbs was 14 . 1 million , making it the third - most populous metropolitan area in India . In 2008 its gross domestic product ( adjusted for purchasing power parity ) was estimated to be 104 billion , which was the third highest among Indian cities , behind Mumbai and Delhi . ___MASK50___ , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of ___MASK50___ , is a landlocked central Himalayan country in ___MASK62___ ___MASK48___ . It has a population of 26 . 4 million and is the 93rd largest country by area . Bordering China in the north and India in the south , east , and west , it is the largest sovereign Himalayan state . ___MASK50___ does not border Bangladesh , which is located within only 27 km ( 17 mi ) of its southeastern tip . It neither borders Bhutan due to the Indian state of Sikkim being located in between . ___MASK50___ has a diverse geography , including fertile plains , subalpine forested hills , and eight of the world ' s ten tallest mountains , including Mount Everest , the highest point on Earth . Kathmandu is the nation ' s capital and largest city . It is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language . Ahmedabad ( also known ___MASK33___ Amdavad ) is the largest city and former capital of Gujarat , which is a state in ___MASK11___ . It is the administrative headquarters of the ___MASK58___ and the seat of the Gujarat High Court . With a population of more than 6 . 3 million and an extended population of 7 . 8 million , it is the sixth largest city and seventh largest metropolitan area of ___MASK11___ . Ahmedabad is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River , from the state capital Gandhinagar , which is its twin city . Wheat (" Triticum " spp ., ___MASK72___ commonly " T . aestivum ") is a cereal grain ( botanically , a type of fruit called a caryopsis ), originally from the Levant region but now cultivated worldwide . In 2016 , world production of wheat was 749 million tonnes , making it the second ___MASK72___ - produced cereal after maize ( 1 . 03 billion tonnes ), with more than rice ( 499 million tonnes ). Since 1960 , world production of wheat and other grain crops has tripled and is expected to grow further through the middle of the 21st Century . The Andaman and Nicobar Islands , one of the seven union territories of ___MASK11___ , are a group of islands at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea . Sri Lanka ( or ; Sinhalese :         ', Tamil :     " Ilakai "), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( formerly known ___MASK33___ ___MASK57___ ), is an island country in ___MASK62___ ___MASK48___ near south - east India . Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest . Barley (" Hordeum vulgare " L .), a member of the grass family , is a ___MASK12___ cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally . It was one of the first cultivated grains , particularly in Eurasia as early as 13 , 000 years ago . Barley has been used as animal fodder , as a source of fermentable material for beer and certain distilled beverages , and as a component of various health foods . It is used in soups and stews , and in barley bread of various cultures . Barley grains are commonly made into malt in a traditional and ancient method of preparation . Banka is one of the thirty - eight districts of ___MASK66___ state , ___MASK11___ . The district headquarter of Banka is situated in Banka town . The district has been established on February 21 , 1991 . Earlier it was the richest and largest Sub - Division of the district Bhagalpur . ___MASK61___ is one of the thirty - eight districts of Bihar state , India , and Bhagalpur town is the administrative headquarters of this district . ___MASK47___ (" Bushland ") is a state in eastern ___MASK11___ carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000 . The state shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north , Uttar Pradesh to the north - west , Chhattisgarh to the west , Odisha to the south , and ___MASK77___ to the east . It has an area of . The city of Ranchi is its capital while the industrial city of Jamshedpur is the most populous city of the state . ___MASK43___ is the seed of the grass species " Oryza sativa " ( Asian ___MASK43___ ) or " Oryza glaberrima " ( African ___MASK43___ ). ___MASK33___ a cereal grain , it is the ___MASK72___ widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world ' s human population , especially in ___MASK48___ . It is the agricultural commodity with the third - highest worldwide production , after sugarcane and maize , according to 2012 FAOSTAT data . Since a large portion of maize crops are grown for purposes other than human consumption , ___MASK43___ is the ___MASK72___ important grain with regard to human nutrition and caloric intake , providing more than one - fifth of the calories consumed worldwide by humans . Wild ___MASK43___ , from which the crop was developed , may have its native range in Australia . Chinese legends attribute the domestication of ___MASK43___ to Shennong , the legendary emperor of China and inventor of Chinese agriculture . Genetic evidence has shown that ___MASK43___ originates from a single domestication 8 , 200  13 , 500 years ago in the Pearl River valley region of Ancient China . Previously , archaeological evidence had suggested that ___MASK43___ was domesticated in the Yangtze River valley region in China . Bhagalpur is a city of historical importance on the southern banks of the river Ganges in the Indian state of ___MASK66___ . It is the 3rd largest city of ___MASK66___ and also the headquarters of ___MASK61___ and Bhagalpur division . Known as Silk City , it is a major educational , commercial , and political centre , and listed for development under the Smart City program , a joint venture between Government and industry . The Gangetic plains surrounding the city are very fertile and the main crops include rice , wheat , maize , barley , and oilseeds . The river is home to the Gangetic dolphin , the " National Aquatic Animal of India ", and the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is established near the town . The Ganges , also Ganga is a ___MASK93___ - boundary river of ___MASK48___ which flows through the nations of India and Bangladesh . The river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand , and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India into Bangladesh , where it empties into the Bay of Bengal . It is the third largest river in the world by discharge . Maize (; " Zea mays " subsp . " mays ", from after Taíno " mahiz "), also known ___MASK33___ corn , is a large grain plant first domesticated by indigenous peoples in ___MASK41___ about 10 , 000 years ago . The six ___MASK12___ types of corn are dent corn , flint corn , pod corn , popcorn , flour corn , and sweet corn . Democracy ("" literally " rule of the commoners "), in modern usage , is a system of government in which the citizens exercise power directly or elect representatives from among themselves to form a governing body , such ___MASK33___ a parliament . Democracy is sometimes referred to ___MASK33___ " rule of the majority ". Democracy was originally conceived in Classical Greece , where political representatives were chosen by a jury from amongst the male citizens : rich and poor . ___MASK84___ , officially the Republic of the Union of ___MASK84___ and also known as Burma , is a sovereign state in South East ___MASK48___ bordered by Bangladesh , India , China , Laos and Thailand . About one third of ___MASK84___ ' s total perimeter of 5 , 876 km ( 3 , 651 miles ), forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1 , 930 km ( 1 , 200 miles ) along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea . The country ' s 2014 census revealed a much lower population than expected , with 51 million people recorded . ___MASK84___ is 676 , 578 square kilometres ( 261 , 227 sq mi ) in size . Its capital city is Naypyidaw and its largest city is Yangon ( Rangoon ). ___MASK79___ ( Hindi :         ), abbreviated ___MASK33___ UP , is the ___MASK72___ populous state in the Republic of ___MASK11___ ___MASK33___ well ___MASK33___ the ___MASK72___ populous country subdivision in the world . It was created on 1 April 1937 ___MASK33___ the United Provinces during British rule , and was renamed " ___MASK79___ " in 1950 . Lucknow is the capital city of ___MASK79___ . Ghaziabad , Bulandshahr , Kanpur , Gorakhpur , Allahabad , Raebareli , Moradabad , Bareilly , Aligarh , Sonbhadra , and Varanasi are known for their industrial importance in the state . On 9 November 2000 , a new state , Uttarakhand , was carved out from the Himalayan hill region of ___MASK79___ . The state in the northern region of the Indian subcontinent has over 200 million inhabitants . Bengal ( bgl ; Bengali :    ,      and    ) is a region in ___MASK48___ which is located in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal . Geographically , it is made up by the Ganges - Brahmaputra delta system , the largest such formation in the world ; along with mountains in its north ( bordering the Himalayan states ) and east ( bordering Northeast India and Burma ). Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is located in ___MASK61___ of Bihar , India . The sanctuary is a 50 km stretch of the Ganges River from Sultanganj to Kahalgaon . Designated in 1991 , it is the only protected area for the endangered Gangetic dolphins in Asia . Once found in abundance , only a few hundred remain , of which half are found here . The ___MASK38___ is the third largest of the world ' s oceanic divisions , covering ( approximately 20 % of the water on the Earth ' s surface ). It is bounded by ___MASK48___ on the north , on the west by Africa , on the east by Australia , and on the south by the Southern Ocean or , depending on definition , by Antarctica . It is named after the country of India . The ___MASK38___ is known as " Ratnkara ", "" the mine of gems "" in ancient Sanskrit literature , and as " Hind Mahsgar ", "" the great Indian sea "", in Hindi . ___MASK77___ is an Indian state , located in East India on the Bay of Bengal . It is India ' s fourth - most populous state , with over 91 million inhabitants . It has a total area of , making it similar in size to Serbia . A part of the ethno - linguistic Bengal region , it borders Bangladesh in the east and Nepal and Bhutan in the north . It also has borders with five Indian states , including Odisha , Jharkhand , Bihar , Sikkim and Assam . ___MASK25___ ( or ), officially the Kingdom of ___MASK25___ , formerly known as Siam , is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast ___MASK48___ . With a total area of approximately , ___MASK25___ is the world ' s 51st - largest country . It is the 20th - most - populous country in the world , with around 66 million people . The capital and largest city is Bangkok . ___MASK35___ ( , " The country of Bengal "), officially the People ' s Republic of ___MASK35___ (                  " Gônôprôjatôntri ___MASK35___ "), is a country in South ___MASK48___ . It shares land borders with India and Myanmar ( Burma ). Nepal , Bhutan and China are located near ___MASK35___ but do not share a border with it . The country ' s maritime territory in the Bay of Bengal is roughly equal to the size of its land area . ___MASK35___ is the world ' s eighth most populous country . Dhaka is its capital and largest city , followed by Chittagong which has the country ' s largest port . ___MASK66___ is a state in the eastern part of ___MASK11___ . It is the 13th - largest state of ___MASK11___ , with an area of . The third - largest state of ___MASK11___ by population , it is contiguous with Uttar Pradesh to its west , Nepal to the north , the northern part of ___MASK77___ to the east , with Jharkhand to the south . The ___MASK66___ plain is split by the river Ganges which flows from west to east . ___MASK87___ ( also known ___MASK33___ Bombay , the official name until 1995 ) is the capital city of the Indian state of ___MASK55___ . It is the most populous city in India and the ninth most populous agglomeration in the world , with an estimated city population of 18 . 4 million . Along with the neighbouring regions of the ___MASK87___ Metropolitan Region , it is one of the most populous urban regions in the world and the second most populous metropolitan area in India , with a population of 20 . 7 million . ___MASK87___ lies on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour . In 2009 , ___MASK87___ was named an alpha world city . It is also the wealthiest city in India , and has the highest GDP of any city in South , West , or Central ___MASK48___ . ___MASK87___ has the highest number of billionaires and millionaires among all cities in India . ___MASK40___ ( or ), officially the Islamic Republic of ___MASK40___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in South ___MASK48___ on crossroads of Central ___MASK48___ and Western ___MASK48___ . It is the sixth - most populous country with a population exceeding 200 million people . It is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area with an area covering . ___MASK40___ has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east , Afghanistan to the west , Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast respectively . It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan ' s narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north , and also shares a maritime border with Oman . ___MASK62___ ___MASK48___ or Southern ___MASK48___ is a term used to represent the southern region of the Asian continent , which comprises the sub - Himalayan SAARC countries and , for some authorities , adjoining countries to the west and east . Topographically , it is dominated by the ___MASK81___ , which rises above sea level as Nepal and northern parts of India situated south of the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush . ___MASK62___ ___MASK48___ is bounded on the south by the Indian Ocean and on land ( clockwise , from west ) by West ___MASK48___ , Central ___MASK48___ , East ___MASK48___ , and Southeast ___MASK48___ . ___MASK46___ ( Dilli )       , officially the National Capital Territory of ___MASK46___ , is a city and a union territory of ___MASK11___ . It is bordered by Haryana on three sides and by Uttar Pradesh to the east . It is the most expansive city in ___MASK11___  about . It has a population of about 25 million , making it the second most populous city after Mumbai and most populous urban agglomeration in ___MASK11___ and 3 largest urban area in the world . Urban expansion in ___MASK46___ has caused it to grow beyond the NCT to incorporate towns in neighbouring states . At its largest extent , there is a population of about 25 million residents . According to data released by Oxford Economics , ___MASK46___ NCR urban agglomeration has replaced Mumbai Metropolitan Region urban agglomeration as the economic capital of ___MASK11___ . However the comparison of the figures specific to the Metropolis of ___MASK46___ and Metropolis of Mumbai was not provided by this institution . These figures however did not match with those revealed by the reserve bank of ___MASK11___ , The economic survey of ___MASK11___ , The economic survey of ___MASK46___ and ___MASK55___ . ___MASK18___ ; formerly known ___MASK33___ Madras or ) is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal , it is one of the biggest cultural , economic and educational centres in South ___MASK11___ . According to the 2011 Indian census , it is the sixth - largest city and fourth - most populous urban agglomeration in ___MASK11___ . The city together with the adjoining regions constitute the ___MASK18___ Metropolitan Area , which is the 36th - largest urban area by population in the world . ___MASK18___ is among the most visited Indian cities by foreign tourists . It was ranked 43rd most visited city in the world for year 2015 . The Quality of Living Survey rated ___MASK18___ ___MASK33___ the safest city in ___MASK11___ . ___MASK18___ attracts 45 percent of health tourists visiting ___MASK11___ , and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists . As such , it is termed " ___MASK11___ ' s health capital ". As a growing metropolitan city in a developing country , ___MASK18___ confronts substantial pollution and other logistical and socio - economic problems . ___MASK27___ ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the Republic of ___MASK27___ , is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast ___MASK48___ with some territories in Oceania . Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans , it is the world ' s largest island country , with more than seventeen thousand islands . At , ___MASK27___ is the world ' s 14th - largest country in terms of land area and world ' s 7th - largest country in terms of combined sea and land area . It has an estimated population of over 260 million people and is the world ' s fourth most populous country , the most populous Austronesian nation , ___MASK33___ well ___MASK33___ the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population . The ___MASK13___ is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by ___MASK40___ and Iran , on the west by northeastern ___MASK4___ and the Arabian Peninsula , and on the east by India . Historically the sea has been known by other names including the Erythraean Sea and the Persian Sea . Its total area is and its maximum depth is . The Gulf of Aden is in the southwest , connecting the ___MASK13___ to the Red Sea through the strait of Bab - el - Mandeb , and the Gulf of Oman is in the northwest , connecting it to the Persian Gulf . The ___MASK59___ , the largest bay in the world , forms the northeastern part of the ___MASK38___ . Roughly triangular , it is bordered mostly by ___MASK11___ and Sri Lanka to the west , Bangladesh to the north , and ___MASK84___ ( Burma ) and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ( ___MASK11___ ) to the east . ___MASK11___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK11___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South ___MASK48___ . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; China , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , ___MASK11___ is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK11___ ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in ___MASK31___ ___MASK48___ . With a population of over 1 . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of China , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and ___MASK91___ ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , ___MASK91___ , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within ___MASK48___ , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . ___MASK48___ is Earth ' s largest and most populous continent , located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres and sharing the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe . ___MASK48___ covers an area of , about 30 % of Earth ' s total land area and 8 . 7 % of the Earth ' s total surface area . The continent , which has long been home to the majority of the human population , was the site of many of the first civilizations . ___MASK48___ is notable for not only its overall large size and population , but also dense and large settlements as well as vast barely populated regions within the continent of 4 . 4 billion people . ___MASK44___ ('), officially the Kingdom of ___MASK44___ ('), is a landlocked country and the smallest state in ___MASK48___ to be located entirely within the Himalaya mountain range . Located in the Eastern Himalayas , it is bordered by China in the north and India in the south . ___MASK44___ lacks a border with nearby Nepal due to the Indian state of Sikkim and with Bangladesh due to the Indian states of West Bengal and Assam . ___MASK44___ is geopolitically in South ___MASK48___ and is the region ' s second least populous nation after the Maldives . Thimphu is its capital and largest city , while Phuntsholing is its financial center .