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___MASK26___ (; literally , " Land of Kings ") is ___MASK6___ ' s largest state by area ( or 10 . 4 % of ___MASK6___ ' 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 " ___MASK26___ Desert " and " Great Indian Desert ") and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the ___MASK58___ 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 ___MASK46___ . ___MASK26___ is an economically backward region of ___MASK6___ and has the highest percentage of unemployed youth in North ___MASK6___ . ___MASK26___ 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 . Jhalod ( or Zalod ) is a large town of historical and commercial importance and serves ___MASK68___ administrative headquarters of Jhalod Taluka in Dahod District , Gujarat State , ___MASK6___ . It is situated on the eastern border of the Gujarat State , 5 km far from Kushalgarh Tehsil in Banswara District of Rajasthan State border near the Titodi River . It was one of the original " five mahals " of the ___MASK87___ within the Bombay Province during the British Raj in ___MASK6___ . It also has a small military fort built by the Marathas locally called " Gadi " in the center of the town . The taluka was made up by joining the territories of Sanjeli State and Jhalod Mahal together . ___MASK59___ ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the Republic of ___MASK59___ , is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast ___MASK21___ 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 , ___MASK59___ 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 , ___MASK68___ well ___MASK68___ the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population . Vadodara ( formerly known ___MASK68___ Baroda ), the Cultural Capital of Gujarat , is the third largest city in the Western Indian State of Gujarat , after Ahmedabad and Surat . It is the administrative headquarters of Vadodara District and is located on the banks of the Vishwamitri river , southeast of Ahmedabad , from the state capital Gandhinagar . The railway line and NH 8 that connect Delhi and Mumbai pass through Vadodara . Gandhinagar is the capital of the state of ___MASK25___ in Western ___MASK6___ . Gandhinagar is located approximately 23 km north of Ahmedabad , on the west central point of the Industrial corridor between Delhi , the political capital of ___MASK6___ , and Mumbai , the financial capital of ___MASK6___ . Halol is a city and a municipality ( tehsil ) in ___MASK87___ in the Indian state of Gujarat . Located in western India , it has an average elevation of 499 metres ( 1637 feet ). Kolkata (, also known ___MASK68___ Calcutta , the official name until 2001 ) is the capital of the Indian state of ___MASK70___ . 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 . ___MASK25___ ("" ) is a state in Western ___MASK6___ , sometimes referred to as the " Jewel of Western ___MASK6___ ". 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 , ___MASK49___ 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 . ___MASK25___ is home to the Gujarati - speaking people of ___MASK6___ . ___MASK97___ ('), officially the Kingdom of ___MASK97___ ('), is a landlocked country and the smallest state in ___MASK21___ 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 . ___MASK97___ 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 . ___MASK97___ is geopolitically in South ___MASK21___ 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 . ___MASK21___ 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 . ___MASK21___ 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 . ___MASK21___ 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 . ___MASK49___ ( 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 ___MASK49___ ' s second capital as well as its winter capital . ___MASK49___ ' s business opportunities along with its potential to offer a higher standard of living attract migrants from all over India . ___MASK2___ ( MP ) (, meaning Central Province ) is a state in central ___MASK6___ . Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore . Nicknamed the " heart of ___MASK6___ " due to its geographical location in ___MASK6___ , ___MASK2___ is the second - largest state in the country by area . With over 75 million inhabitants , it is the fifth - largest state in ___MASK6___ by population . It borders the states of Uttar Pradesh to the northeast , Chhattisgarh to the southeast , ___MASK49___ 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 ___MASK2___ , ___MASK2___ was the largest state in ___MASK6___ and the distance between the two furthest points inside the state , Singoli and Konta , was 1500 km . Dahod is a small city on the banks of the Dudhimati River in ___MASK95___ in the State of ___MASK25___ , ___MASK6___ . The city serves as District Headquarters for ___MASK95___ . It is approximately from Ahmedabad and from Vadodara . It is also known as " Dohad " ( meaning " two boundaries ", as the borders of the states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are nearby ). Dahod is a model town in ___MASK25___ . It is the birthplace of the Mughal emperor , Aurangzeb . Hyderabad (; often ) is the capital of the southern Indian state of Telangana and " de jure " capital of ___MASK9___ . 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 ___MASK80___ , including Hussain Sagar  predating the city ' s founding  north of the city centre . The Andaman and Nicobar Islands , one of the seven union territories of ___MASK6___ , are a group of islands at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea . ___MASK75___ , officially the Republic of the Union of ___MASK75___ and also known as Burma , is a sovereign state in South East ___MASK21___ bordered by Bangladesh , India , China , Laos and Thailand . About one third of ___MASK75___ ' 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 . ___MASK75___ is 676 , 578 square kilometres ( 261 , 227 sq mi ) in size . Its capital city is Naypyidaw and its largest city is Yangon ( Rangoon ). The British Raj ( from " rj ", literally , " rule " in Hindustani ) was the rule of the British Crown in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947 . The rule is also called Crown rule in ___MASK6___ , or direct rule in ___MASK6___ . The region under British control was commonly called ___MASK6___ in contemporaneous usage , and included areas directly administered by the United Kingdom , which were collectively called British ___MASK6___ , and those ruled by indigenous rulers , but under British tutelage or paramountcy , and called the princely states . The resulting political union was also called the Indian Empire and after 1876 issued passports under that name . As ___MASK6___ , it was a of the League of Nations , a participating nation in the Summer Olympics in 1900 , 1920 , 1928 , 1932 , and 1936 , and a founding member of the United Nations in ___MASK79___ in 1945 . The ___MASK69___ , the largest bay in the world , forms the northeastern part of the ___MASK44___ . Roughly triangular , it is bordered mostly by ___MASK6___ and Sri Lanka to the west , Bangladesh to the north , and ___MASK75___ ( Burma ) and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ( ___MASK6___ ) to the east . Mahrja ( also spelled maharajah ) is a Sanskrit title for a " great ruler ", " great king " or " high king ". The female equivalent , Maharani ( or Maharanee , Mahrjñ ), denotes either the wife of a Maharaja ( or Maharana etc .), and also in states where that was customary , a woman ruling in her own right . The widow of a Maharaja is known ___MASK68___ a " Rajmata " " queen mother ". Maharaj ( a ) Kumar generally denotes a son of a Maharaja , but more specific titulatures are often used at each court , including Yuvaraj ( a ) for the heir . The form Maharaj indicates a separation of noble and religious offices , although the fact that in Hindi the suffix - a is silent makes the two titles near homophones . ___MASK73___ ( or ), officially the Kingdom of ___MASK73___ , formerly known as Siam , is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast ___MASK21___ . With a total area of approximately , ___MASK73___ 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 . Panchmahal , also Panch Mahals , is a district in the the eastern portion of ___MASK25___ State western ___MASK6___ . " Panch - mahal " means " five tehsils / talukas " ( 5 sub - divisions ), and refers to the five sub - divisions that were transferred by the Maharaja Jivajirao Scindia of Gwalior State to the British : Godhra , Dahod , Halol , Kalol and Jhalod . The district had a population of 2 , 025 , 277 of which 12 . 51 % were urban as of 2001 . Headquarters : Godhra . The ___MASK27___ is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by ___MASK85___ and Iran , on the west by northeastern ___MASK3___ 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 ___MASK27___ 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 . ___MASK98___ ( , " The country of Bengal "), officially the People ' s Republic of ___MASK98___ (                  " Gônôprôjatôntri ___MASK98___ "), is a country in South ___MASK21___ . It shares land borders with India and Myanmar ( Burma ). Nepal , Bhutan and China are located near ___MASK98___ 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 . ___MASK98___ 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 . New ___MASK55___ is the capital of ___MASK6___ and one of ___MASK55___ city ' s 11 districts . China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in ___MASK71___ ___MASK21___ . 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 ___MASK100___ ), 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 , ___MASK100___ , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within ___MASK21___ , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . 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 ___MASK68___ a parliament . Democracy is sometimes referred to ___MASK68___ " 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 . ___MASK95___ , also known ___MASK68___ Dohad District , is located in Gujarat state in western ___MASK6___ . The city of Dahod is the district ' s administrative headquarters . The district has an area of 3 , 642 km² , and a population of 21 , 26 , 558 ( 2011 census ) , with a population density of 583 persons per km² . ___MASK95___ was created on 2 October 1997 , and was formerly part of ___MASK87___ . Its territory mostly consists of two former Princely States , namely Baria ( Devgadh ) and Sanjeli in addition to Fatehpura Taluka of Sunth ( Rampur ) , along with the two `` eastern mahals '' of Dahod and Jhalod from the former Panch Mahals . It was 8 . 99 % urban at the 2001 census . This district is bounded by ___MASK87___ to the west , Chhota Udaipur district to the south , Jhabua District and Alirajpur District of Madhya Pradesh State to the east and southeast respectively , and Banswara District of Rajasthan State to the north and northeast . The population of the district is mostly rural , and a majority of the district ' s residents are Tribals , mostly Bhils . ___MASK95___ also has the second largest population of `` Dawoodi Bohra '' sect of Muslims in ___MASK6___ . The District of Dahod is further sub - divided into the following Talukas ( Tehsils ) : - Dahod Jhalod Devgadh ( Baria ) Garbhada Limkheda Fatehpura Dhanpur Sanjeli The actual name is `` Dohad '' , which later got transformed into Dahod . The Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb was born in a mosque within the fort of Dahod . There is a government polytechnic college since 1963 and it was started by Indian prime minister Mr . Moraraji Desai and now government degree engineering college is also there . The degree college is affiliated to Gujarat University . ___MASK5___ ; formerly known ___MASK68___ 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 ___MASK6___ . According to the 2011 Indian census , it is the sixth - largest city and fourth - most populous urban agglomeration in ___MASK6___ . The city together with the adjoining regions constitute the ___MASK5___ Metropolitan Area , which is the 36th - largest urban area by population in the world . ___MASK5___ 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 ___MASK5___ ___MASK68___ the safest city in ___MASK6___ . ___MASK5___ attracts 45 percent of health tourists visiting ___MASK6___ , and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists . As such , it is termed " ___MASK6___ ' s health capital ". As a growing metropolitan city in a developing country , ___MASK5___ confronts substantial pollution and other logistical and socio - economic problems . Sindh is one of the four provinces of ___MASK85___ , in the southeast of the country . Historically home to the Sindhi people , it is also locally known ___MASK68___ the Mehran . It was formerly known ___MASK68___ Sind until 1956 . Sindh is the third largest province of ___MASK85___ by area , and second largest province by population after Punjab . Sindh is bordered by Balochistan province to the west , and Punjab province to the north . Sindh also borders the Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan to the east , and Arabian Sea to the south . Sindh ' s landscape consists mostly of alluvial plains flanking the Indus River , the Thar desert in the eastern portion of the province closest to the border with ___MASK6___ , and the Kirthar Mountains in the western part of Sindh . Sindh ' s climate is noted for hot summers and mild winters . The provincial capital of Sindh is ___MASK85___ ' s largest city and financial hub , Karachi . ___MASK82___ has an area of 5 , 037 km , 1 . 47 % of ___MASK26___ state , ___MASK6___ . The city of Banswara is the district headquarters . It is bounded on the north by Udaipur District , on the northeast by Pratapgarh District , on the east and southeast by Madhya Pradesh state , on the ___MASK46___ by Gujarat state , and on the west by ___MASK89___ . Abu ' l Muzaffar Muhi - ud - Din Muhammad ( 3 November 1618  3 March 1707 ), commonly known ___MASK68___ Aurangzeb or by ___MASK48___ regenal title Alamgir (" He who seizes the universe "), was the sixth , and widely considered the last effective Mughal Emperor . He ruled over most of the Indian subcontinent during some parts of ___MASK48___ reign , which lasted for 49 years from 1658 until ___MASK48___ death in 1707 . ___MASK41___ ___MASK21___ or Southern ___MASK21___ 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 ___MASK74___ , which rises above sea level as Nepal and northern parts of India situated south of the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush . ___MASK41___ ___MASK21___ is bounded on the south by the Indian Ocean and on land ( clockwise , from west ) by West ___MASK21___ , Central ___MASK21___ , East ___MASK21___ , and Southeast ___MASK21___ . Western ___MASK6___ consists of the states of ___MASK8___ , Gujarat , Maharashtra and Rajasthan along with the Union territory of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli of ___MASK6___ . The region is highly industrialized , with a large urban population . Roughly , Western ___MASK6___ is bounded by the Thar Desert in the northwest , the Vindhya Range in the north and the Arabian Sea in the west . A major portion of Western ___MASK6___ shares the Deccan Plateau with South ___MASK6___ . Before the partition of ___MASK6___ , the now - Pakistani territories of Sindh and Balochistan were also included in this region . ___MASK55___ ( Dilli )       , officially the National Capital Territory of ___MASK55___ , is a city and a union territory of ___MASK6___ . It is bordered by Haryana on three sides and by Uttar Pradesh to the east . It is the most expansive city in ___MASK6___  about . It has a population of about 25 million , making it the second most populous city after Mumbai and most populous urban agglomeration in ___MASK6___ and 3 largest urban area in the world . Urban expansion in ___MASK55___ 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 , ___MASK55___ NCR urban agglomeration has replaced Mumbai Metropolitan Region urban agglomeration as the economic capital of ___MASK6___ . However the comparison of the figures specific to the Metropolis of ___MASK55___ and Metropolis of Mumbai was not provided by this institution . These figures however did not match with those revealed by the reserve bank of ___MASK6___ , The economic survey of ___MASK6___ , The economic survey of ___MASK55___ and ___MASK49___ . Ahmedabad ( also known ___MASK68___ Amdavad ) is the largest city and former capital of Gujarat , which is a state in ___MASK6___ . It is the administrative headquarters of the ___MASK37___ 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 ___MASK6___ . Ahmedabad is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River , from the state capital Gandhinagar , which is its twin city . ___MASK85___ ( or ), officially the Islamic Republic of ___MASK85___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in South ___MASK21___ on crossroads of Central ___MASK21___ and Western ___MASK21___ . 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 . ___MASK85___ 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 . Kathiawar (; also written Kathiawad or Kattywar ) is a peninsula in western ___MASK6___ and part of the Saurashtra region . Its coastline borders the Gulf of Kutch to the west , the Arabian Sea to the south and the Gulf of Khambhat to the southeast and east . Jigat Point is located at its western apex and Diu Head at its southern . ___MASK16___ , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of ___MASK16___ , is a landlocked central Himalayan country in ___MASK41___ ___MASK21___ . 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 . ___MASK16___ 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 . ___MASK16___ 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 . Gwalior State was an Indian kingdom and princely state during the British Raj . It was ruled In subsidiary alliance with the British by the Scindia dynasty of the Marathas and was entitled to a 21 - gun salute . The state took its name from the ___MASK66___ town of Gwalior , which , although never the actual capital , was an important place because of its strategic location and the strength of its ___MASK51___ . The state was founded in the early 18th century by Ranoji Sindhia , ___MASK68___ part of the Maratha Confederacy . Under Mahadji Sindhia ( 1761  1794 ) Gwalior State became a leading power in northern ___MASK6___ , and dominated the affairs of the confederacy . The Anglo - Maratha Wars brought Gwalior State under British suzerainty , so that it became a princely state of the British Indian Empire . Gwalior was the largest state in the Central ___MASK6___ Agency , under the political supervision of a Resident at Gwalior . In 1936 , the Gwalior residency was separated from the Central ___MASK6___ Agency , and made answerable directly to the Governor - General of ___MASK6___ . After Indian Independence in 1947 , the Sindhia rulers acceded to the new Union of ___MASK6___ , and Gwalior state was absorbed into the new Indian state of Madhya Bharat . Godhra is a Municipality in ___MASK87___ in Indian state of Gujarat . It is the administrative headquarters of the ___MASK87___ . Originally the name came from " gou " which means " cow " and " dhara " which has two meanings : one in Sanskrit which means " hold " or " land " and the other in Hindi which means " flow ": It means the Land of the Cow . People of Godhra are very festive . Godhra is very well known for its Garba - Festival . The ___MASK44___ 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 ___MASK21___ 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 ___MASK44___ is known as " Ratnkara ", "" the mine of gems "" in ancient Sanskrit literature , and as " Hind Mahsgar ", "" the great Indian sea "", in Hindi . ___MASK6___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK6___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South ___MASK21___ . 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 , ___MASK6___ is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK6___ ' 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 . ___MASK11___ ( also known ___MASK68___ Bombay , the official name until 1995 ) is the capital city of the Indian state of ___MASK49___ . 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 ___MASK11___ 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 . ___MASK11___ lies on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour . In 2009 , ___MASK11___ 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 ___MASK21___ . ___MASK11___ has the highest number of billionaires and millionaires among all cities in India . The Maldives (, or ), officially the Republic of Maldives (""), is a ___MASK41___ Asian ___MASK7___ country , located in the Indian Ocean . It lies ___MASK46___ 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 . Bengal ( bgl ; Bengali :    ,      and    ) is a region in ___MASK21___ 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 ). Sri Lanka ( or ; Sinhalese :         ', Tamil :     " Ilakai "), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( formerly known ___MASK68___ ___MASK32___ ), is an island country in ___MASK41___ ___MASK21___ near south - east India . Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest .