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Which is the easter most state of India?


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Arunachal Pradesh is the easternmost state of India. Arunachal Pradesh in Sanskrit means the Land of the Dawn-Lit Mountains, which is the sobriquet for the state in Sanskrit. The state is also referred to as the Orchid State of India or the Paradise of the Botanists.

Facts on Arunachal Pradesh

  • Arunachal Pradesh is the largest among the seven sister states in the country.
  • Itanagar is the capital city of Arunachal Pradesh.
  • The state occupies an area of 83,743 square kilometres.
  • As per the census of 2011, the population of the state comes around to be 1,382,611.
  • The state is ethnically divided as Tai people in the east, Monpa people in the west, Tani people in the centre, and Naga people in the south.
  • The states shares the border with Assam and Nagaland to the south.
  • The state also shares international borders Myanmar in the east, Bhutan in the west, and a disputed border with China in the north at the McMahon Line.
  • The state comprises of a wide variety of biodiversity and has over 750 species of birds and over 200 species of mammals.
  • The climate of the state varies with the elevation. Low altitudes have subtropical highland climate and high altitudes has a humid subtropical climate.
  • Many Himalayan ranges and major rivers of the country are found in this state.

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