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Uttarakhand has a total geographic area of 53,483 km 2, of which 86% is mountainous and 65% is covered by forest. [1] Most of the northern parts of the state are part of Greater Himalaya ranges, covered by the high Himalayan peaks and glaciers, while the lower foothills were densely forested till denuded by the British log merchants and later, after independence, by forest contractors.
A woman winnowing rice, an important food crop in Uttarakhand District Wise Per Capita Map of Uttarakhand. The Uttarakhand state is the second fastest growing state in India. [105] Its gross state domestic product (GSDP) (at constant prices) more than doubled from ₹ 24,786 crore in FY2005 to ₹ 60,898 crore in FY2012. The real GSDP grew at ...
India shares land borders with six sovereign nations. The state's Ministry of Home Affairs also recognizes a 106 kilometres (66 mi) land border with a seventh nation, Afghanistan, as part of its claim on the Kashmir region; however, this is disputed and the region bordering Afghanistan has been administered by Pakistan as part of Gilgit-Baltistan since 1947 (see Durand Line).
A small area of Uttarakhand adjoining the Nepal border along the Sarda river is disputed between the two countries. For a detailed map of all disputed regions in South Asia, see Image:India disputed areas map.svg
Location of Uttarakhand. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uttarakhand: . Uttarakhand – state in the northern part of India.It is often referred to as the Devabhumi (literally: "Land of the Gods") due to many Hindu temples and pilgrimage centres found throughout the state.
Northwest India borders Pakistan to the west, and the Tibet Autonomous Region and Xinjiang of China to the northeast. [ c ] Before the Partition of India , the term "Northwest India" included the entirety of Punjab , Sindh [ 9 ] and North West Frontier Province , in addition to the territory of modern-day India west of the 77th meridian east ...
Indo-Nepal border in the first political map of independent India in 1947 [e] A 1955 US Army map of the Byans region, with the Kalapani territory extending to the northeast A CIA map of the borders of Nepal, 1965, shows the Kalapani territory as part of India. In 1923, Nepal received recognition from the British as a completely independent ...
The length of each border is included, as is the total length of each country's or territory's borders. [1] Countries or territories that are connected only by man-made structures such as bridges, causeways or tunnels are not considered to have land borders. However, borders along lakes, rivers, and other internal waters are considered land ...