Sikkim is a laundlocked state o Indie, the last tae gie up its monarchy an fully integrate intae Indie, in 1975.
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Sikkim
Nepali: सिक्किम Sikkimese: སུ་ཁྱིམ་ |
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 Crow's Lake, Sikkim |
 Seal |
 Location o Sikkim |
 Cairt o Sikkim |
| Coordinates (Gangtok): 27.33°N 88.62°E / 27.33; 88.62 |
| Kintra | India |
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| Admission tae Union † | 16 Mey 1975 |
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| Caipital | Gangtok |
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| Lairgest ceety | Gangtok |
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| Destricts | 4 |
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| Govrenment |
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| • Govrenor | Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil |
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| • Chief Minister | Pawan Chamling (SDF) |
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| • Legislatur | Unicameral (32 seats) |
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| • Pairlamentary constituency | Rajya Sabha 1
Lok Sabha 1 |
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| • Heich Coort | Sikkim Heich Coort |
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| Area |
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| • Total | 7096 km2 (2,740 sq mi) |
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| Area rank | 29t |
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| Population |
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| • Total | 607,688 |
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| • Rank | 29t |
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| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
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| ISO 3166 code | IN-SK |
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| HDI | 0.684 (medium) |
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| HDI rank | 7t (2005) |
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| Leeteracy | 82.2% (13th) |
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| Offeecial leids | Nepali (lingua franca)
Inglis
Sikkimese, an Lepcha (syne 1977)
Limbu (syne 1981)
Newari, Gurung, Magar, Sherpa, an Tamang (syne 1995)
Sunwar (syne 1996) |
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| Website | sikkim.gov.in |
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| † Assembly o Sikkim abolished monarchy an resolved tae be a constituent unit o Indie. A referendum wis held on these issues an majority o the voters votit yes. On Mey 15, 1975 the Preses o Indie ratified a constitutional amendment that made Sikkim the 22nt state o Indie. |
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