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___MASK45___ ( Marathi :          pronunciation : , abbr . MH ) is a state in the western region of India and is India ' s third - largest state by area and is also the world ' s second - most populous sub - national entity . It has over 112 million inhabitants and its capital , Mumbai , has a population of approximately 18 million . Nagpur is ___MASK45___ ' s second capital as well as its winter capital . ___MASK45___ ' s business opportunities along with its potential to offer a higher standard of living attract migrants from all over India . ___MASK86___ ( also known ___MASK36___ Bombay , the official name until 1995 ) is the capital city of the Indian state of ___MASK45___ . 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 ___MASK86___ 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 . ___MASK86___ lies on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour . In 2009 , ___MASK86___ 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 ___MASK16___ . ___MASK86___ has the highest number of billionaires and millionaires among all cities in India . Sri Lanka ( or ; Sinhalese :         ', Tamil :     " Ilakai "), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( formerly known ___MASK36___ ___MASK75___ ), is an island country in ___MASK73___ ___MASK16___ near south - east India . Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest . The ___MASK14___ is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by ___MASK41___ and Iran , on the west by northeastern ___MASK22___ 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 ___MASK14___ 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 . ___MASK61___ ('), officially the Kingdom of ___MASK61___ ('), is a landlocked country and the smallest state in ___MASK16___ 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 . ___MASK61___ 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 . ___MASK61___ is geopolitically in South ___MASK16___ 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 . Ahmedabad ( also known ___MASK36___ Amdavad ) is the largest city and former capital of Gujarat , which is a state in ___MASK8___ . It is the administrative headquarters of the ___MASK78___ 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 ___MASK8___ . Ahmedabad is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River , from the state capital Gandhinagar , which is its twin city . ___MASK41___ ( or ), officially the Islamic Republic of ___MASK41___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in South ___MASK16___ on crossroads of Central ___MASK16___ and Western ___MASK16___ . 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 . ___MASK41___ 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 . ___MASK72___ (; literally , " Land of Kings ") is ___MASK8___ ' s largest state by area ( or 10 . 4 % of ___MASK8___ ' s total area ). It is located on the western side of the country , where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert ( also known as the " ___MASK72___ Desert " and " Great Indian Desert ") and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the ___MASK80___ and Sindh to the west , along the Sutlej - Indus river valley . Elsewhere it is bordered by the other Indian states : Punjab to the north ; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast ; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast ; and Gujarat to the ___MASK13___ . ___MASK72___ is an economically backward region of ___MASK8___ and has the highest percentage of unemployed youth in North ___MASK8___ . ___MASK72___ is divided into 9 regions ; Ajmer State , Hadoti , Dhundhar , Gorwar , Shekhawati , Mewar , Marwar , Vagad and Mewat which are equally rich in its heritage and artistic contribution . These regions have a parallel history which goes along with that of the state . Hyderabad (; often ) is the capital of the southern Indian state of Telangana and " de jure " capital of ___MASK15___ . 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 ___MASK37___ , including Hussain Sagar  predating the city ' s founding  north of the city centre . ___MASK54___ , officially the Republic of the Union of ___MASK54___ and also known as Burma , is a sovereign state in South East ___MASK16___ bordered by Bangladesh , India , China , Laos and Thailand . About one third of ___MASK54___ ' 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 . ___MASK54___ is 676 , 578 square kilometres ( 261 , 227 sq mi ) in size . Its capital city is Naypyidaw and its largest city is Yangon ( Rangoon ). ___MASK28___ ; formerly known ___MASK36___ 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 ___MASK8___ . According to the 2011 Indian census , it is the sixth - largest city and fourth - most populous urban agglomeration in ___MASK8___ . The city together with the adjoining regions constitute the ___MASK28___ Metropolitan Area , which is the 36th - largest urban area by population in the world . ___MASK28___ 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 ___MASK28___ ___MASK36___ the safest city in ___MASK8___ . ___MASK28___ attracts 45 percent of health tourists visiting ___MASK8___ , and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists . As such , it is termed " ___MASK8___ ' s health capital ". As a growing metropolitan city in a developing country , ___MASK28___ confronts substantial pollution and other logistical and socio - economic problems . ___MASK52___ ( Hindi :        ) is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India . The city of Ashoknagar is the administrative headquarters of the district . ___MASK52___ was formed in 2003 . ___MASK17___ ( MP ) (, meaning Central Province ) is a state in central ___MASK8___ . Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore . Nicknamed the " heart of ___MASK8___ " due to its geographical location in ___MASK8___ , ___MASK17___ is the second - largest state in the country by area . With over 75 million inhabitants , it is the fifth - largest state in ___MASK8___ by population . It borders the states of Uttar Pradesh to the northeast , Chhattisgarh to the southeast , ___MASK45___ to the south , Gujarat to the west , and Rajasthan to the northwest . Its total area is 308 , 245 km² . Before 2000 , When Chattisgarh was a part of ___MASK17___ , ___MASK17___ was the largest state in ___MASK8___ and the distance between the two furthest points inside the state , Singoli and Konta , was 1500 km . New ___MASK99___ is the capital of ___MASK8___ and one of ___MASK99___ city ' s 11 districts . ___MASK87___ is the capital of the Indian state of ___MASK17___ and the administrative headquarters of ___MASK87___ district and ___MASK87___ division . The city was the capital of the former ___MASK87___ State . ___MASK87___ is known as the " City of ___MASK37___ " for its various natural as well as artificial ___MASK37___ and is also one of the greenest cities in India . It is the 17th largest city in the country and 131st < ref name =" Estimated Population of ___MASK87___ urban area in 2009 , ___MASK87___ 131th largest city in world in 2009 /"> </ ref > in the world . Indore ( Devangar :      ), is the largest and ___MASK19___ populous city of the Indian state of ___MASK17___ . It serves as the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division . Indore was described by the " Economic Times " as the commercial capital of the state . It is also considered as an education hub of the state and houses campuses of both the Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Management . Located on the southern edge of Malwa Plateau , the city is 190 km west of the state capital of Bhopal . With a census - estimated 2011 population of 2 , 170 , 295 ( municipal corporation ) and 3 , 254 , 238 ( urban agglomeration ), the Indore Metropolitan Area ' s population is the state ' s largest . The city is distributed over a land area of just 530 square kilometers making Indore the ___MASK19___ densely populated ___MASK2___ city in the central province . It comes under Tier 2 cities in India . The Maldives (, or ), officially the Republic of Maldives (""), is a ___MASK73___ Asian ___MASK51___ country , located in the Indian Ocean . It lies ___MASK13___ 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 . China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in ___MASK83___ ___MASK16___ . 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 ___MASK98___ ), 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 , ___MASK98___ , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within ___MASK16___ , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . Bengal ( bgl ; Bengali :    ,      and    ) is a region in ___MASK16___ 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 ). ___MASK73___ ___MASK16___ or Southern ___MASK16___ 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 ___MASK5___ , which rises above sea level as Nepal and northern parts of India situated south of the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush . ___MASK73___ ___MASK16___ is bounded on the south by the Indian Ocean and on land ( clockwise , from west ) by West ___MASK16___ , Central ___MASK16___ , East ___MASK16___ , and Southeast ___MASK16___ . The ___MASK68___ , the largest bay in the world , forms the northeastern part of the ___MASK94___ . Roughly triangular , it is bordered mostly by ___MASK8___ and Sri Lanka to the west , Bangladesh to the north , and ___MASK54___ ( Burma ) and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ( ___MASK8___ ) to the east . Ashoknagar ( also Ashok Nagar ) is a city and a Municipality Council in ___MASK52___ in Madhya Pradesh state of central India . It is the administrative headquarters of ___MASK52___ . Earlier it was part of ___MASK67___ . Ashoknagar is well known for its Grain Mandi and " Sharbati Gaihu ", a type of wheat . The nearest city Guna 45 km from the city . Ashoknagar was formerly known as Prachar . The railway line passes from the middle of the city . Ashoknagar has a railway station and Two Bus stations . Ashoknagar is connected to the main cities of Madhya Pradesh by road and railway . ___MASK11___ ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the Republic of ___MASK11___ , is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast ___MASK16___ 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 , ___MASK11___ 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 , ___MASK36___ well ___MASK36___ the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population . Konta is a tehsil headquarters in Sukma district , ___MASK40___ , ___MASK8___ . 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 ___MASK36___ a parliament . Democracy is sometimes referred to ___MASK36___ " 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 . Kolkata (, also known ___MASK36___ Calcutta , the official name until 2001 ) is the capital of the Indian state of ___MASK4___ . Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River , it is the principal commercial , cultural , and educational centre of East ___MASK8___ , while the Port of Kolkata is ___MASK8___ ' s oldest operating port and its sole ___MASK2___ 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 ___MASK8___ . 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 . The ___MASK94___ 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 ___MASK16___ 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 ___MASK94___ is known as " Ratnkara ", "" the mine of gems "" in ancient Sanskrit literature , and as " Hind Mahsgar ", "" the great Indian sea "", in Hindi . ___MASK35___ ( Hindi :         ), abbreviated ___MASK36___ UP , is the ___MASK19___ populous state in the Republic of ___MASK8___ ___MASK36___ well ___MASK36___ the ___MASK19___ populous country subdivision in the world . It was created on 1 April 1937 ___MASK36___ the United Provinces during British rule , and was renamed " ___MASK35___ " in 1950 . Lucknow is the capital city of ___MASK35___ . 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 ___MASK35___ . The state in the northern region of the Indian subcontinent has over 200 million inhabitants . ___MASK81___ ("" ) is a state in Western ___MASK8___ , sometimes referred to as the " Jewel of Western ___MASK8___ ". It has an area of with a coastline of , most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula , and a population in excess of 60 million . The state is bordered by Rajasthan to the north , ___MASK45___ to the south , Madhya Pradesh to the east , and the Arabian Sea and the Pakistani province of Sindh to the west . Its capital city is Gandhinagar , while its largest city is Ahmedabad . ___MASK81___ is home to the Gujarati - speaking people of ___MASK8___ . Singoli is a block and a nagar panchayat in ___MASK79___ in the Indian state of ___MASK17___ . ___MASK67___ is one of the 51 districts of Madhya Pradesh in central India . Its administrative headquarters is Guna . The district has a population of 1 , 240 , 938 ( 2011 census ). It has an area of 6390 km² , and is bounded on the northeast by Shivpuri District , on the east by Ashoknagar District , on the southeast by Vidisha District , on the southwest by Rajgarh District , on the west and northwest by Jhalawar and Baran districts of Rajasthan state . The Sindh River flows northward along the eastern edge of the district , forming part of the boundary with Ashoknagar District , and the Parbati River flows northwestward through the southern portion of the district , forming part of the boundary with Baran District before flowing into Rajasthan . ___MASK56___ ( , " The country of Bengal "), officially the People ' s Republic of ___MASK56___ (                  " Gônôprôjatôntri ___MASK56___ "), is a country in South ___MASK16___ . It shares land borders with India and Myanmar ( Burma ). Nepal , Bhutan and China are located near ___MASK56___ 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 . ___MASK56___ 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 . ___MASK12___ ( or ), officially the Kingdom of ___MASK12___ , formerly known as Siam , is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast ___MASK16___ . With a total area of approximately , ___MASK12___ 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 . ___MASK8___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK8___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South ___MASK16___ . 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 , ___MASK8___ is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK8___ ' 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 . The Andaman and Nicobar Islands , one of the seven union territories of ___MASK8___ , are a group of islands at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea . ___MASK40___ ( literally ' Thirty - Six Forts ') is a state in central ___MASK8___ . It is the 10th largest state in ___MASK8___ , with an area of . With a population of 28 million , ___MASK40___ is the 17th most - populated state of the nation . It is a source of electricity and steel for ___MASK8___ , accounting for 15 % of the total steel produced in the country . ___MASK40___ is one of the fastest - developing states in ___MASK8___ . ___MASK16___ 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 . ___MASK16___ 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 . ___MASK16___ 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 . ___MASK99___ ( Dilli )       , officially the National Capital Territory of ___MASK99___ , is a city and a union territory of ___MASK8___ . It is bordered by Haryana on three sides and by Uttar Pradesh to the east . It is the most expansive city in ___MASK8___  about . It has a population of about 25 million , making it the second most populous city after Mumbai and most populous urban agglomeration in ___MASK8___ and 3 largest urban area in the world . Urban expansion in ___MASK99___ 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 , ___MASK99___ NCR urban agglomeration has replaced Mumbai Metropolitan Region urban agglomeration as the economic capital of ___MASK8___ . However the comparison of the figures specific to the Metropolis of ___MASK99___ and Metropolis of Mumbai was not provided by this institution . These figures however did not match with those revealed by the reserve bank of ___MASK8___ , The economic survey of ___MASK8___ , The economic survey of ___MASK99___ and ___MASK45___ . ___MASK1___ , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of ___MASK1___ , is a landlocked central Himalayan country in ___MASK73___ ___MASK16___ . 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 . ___MASK1___ 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 . ___MASK1___ 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 .