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  2. List of Indian state and union territory name etymologies

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    The state of Meghalaya has reputation of having highest rainfall as compared to other states of country. The wettest place in the world Mawsynram, is located in Meghalaya; said feature of the land is reflected in its name. [16] Mizoram (17) Mizoram : Land of the Highlanders: Mi means "people", zo means "hill" and ram means "country". The states ...

  3. Template:India state abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    States Andhra Pradesh = AP Arunachal Pradesh = AR Assam = AS Bihar = BR Chhattisgarh = CG Goa = GA Gujarat = GJ Haryana = HR Himachal Pradesh = HP Jharkhand = JH

  4. Federal Information Processing Standard state code - Wikipedia

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    The FIPS state alpha code for each U.S. states and the District of Columbia are identical to the postal abbreviations by the United States Postal Service. From September 3, 1987, the same was true of the alpha code for each of the outlying areas, with the exception of U.S. Minor Outlying Islands (UM) as the USPS routes mail for these islands ...

  5. List of state and union territory capitals in India - Wikipedia

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    India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model.

  6. List of geographical indications in India - Wikipedia

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    A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g., a town, region, or country). India , as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 , which came into effect ...

  7. Identity documents of India - Wikipedia

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    A large number of people remain without identity documents - poor people especially. In order to include them, identity requirements for Aadhaar have been reduced, however biometric facilities have been provided to reduce or eliminated duplication, so while it may be possible to obtain the card under a false name, it is less likely to be able to obtain another Aadhaar card under a different ...

  8. Languages with legal status in India - Wikipedia

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    Communication between states which have Hindi as an official language must be in Hindi, whereas communication between a state where Hindi is an official language and one where it is not Hindi and must be in English, or, in Hindi with an accompanying English translation (unless the receiving state agrees to dispense with the translation). [13]

  9. Country code top-level domain - Wikipedia

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    A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, sovereign state, or dependent territory identified with a country code. All ASCII ccTLD identifiers are two letters long, and all two-letter top-level domains are ccTLDs.