Sikkim ( ; ) is a state in northeastern India. It borders Bhutan in the east, the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Koshi Province of Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siliguri Corridor, which borders Bangladesh. Sikkim is the least populous and second-smallest among the Indian states. Situated in the Eastern Himalaya, Sikkim is notable for its biodiversity, including alpine and subtropical climates, as well as being a host to Kangchenjunga, the highest peak in India and third-highest on Earth. Sikkim's capital and largest c

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Sikkim is a small state in northeastern India nestled in the Eastern Himalayas, bordered by Bhutan, China's Tibet region, Nepal, and West Bengal, making it geographically significant in a strategically important part of Asia. The state is notable for its exceptional biodiversity across different climates and for being home to Kangchenjunga, India's highest mountain peak and the third-highest in the world.

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Key facts

Indian state or territory.name: Sikkim
Indian state or territory.type: State
Indian state or territory.image_seal: Seal of Sikkim.svg
Indian state or territory.etymology: New Palace
Indian state or territory.nickname: "Valley of Rice"
Indian state or territory.motto: Kham sum wangdu (Conqueror of the three worlds)
Indian state or territory.image_map: IN-SK.svg
Indian state or territory.region: Northeast India
Indian state or territory.before_was: Kingdom of Sikkim
Indian state or territory.formation_date: 16 May 1975
Indian state or territory.capital: Gangtok
Indian state or territory.largestcity: capital
Indian state or territory.districts: 6
Indian state or territory.Governor: Om Prakash Mathur
Indian state or territory.Chief_Minister: Prem Singh Tamang
Indian state or territory.party: SKM
Indian state or territory.legislature_type: Unicameral
Indian state or territory.assembly: Sikkim Legislative Assembly

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Research

1,749 papers

Interventional Radiology in Sikkim, Northeast India.AJR. American journal of roentgenology · 2019Varadharajan S, Parida S, Medhi GDOI: 10.2214/AJR.18.20889
Unique genetic architecture of prolificacy in 'Sikkim Primitive' maize unraveled through whole-genome resequencing-based DNA polymorphism.Plant cell reports · 2024Prakash NR, Kumar K, Muthusamy V et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00299-024-03176-0
Cinchona Cultivation in Sikkim.The Indian medical gazette · 1879
The Sikkim flood of October 2023: Drivers, causes, and impacts of a multihazard cascade.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Sattar A, Cook KL, Rai SK et al.DOI: 10.1126/science.ads2659
Assessment of traditional knowledge of the antidiabetic plants of Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas in the context of recent phytochemical and pharmacological advances.Review

Official website

Government of Sikkim, India

Official Webportal of Government of Sikkim

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Wikidata facts

Population: 657876
Area: 7096
Official website: www.sikkim.gov.in
Image: Statue of Guru Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), the patron saint of Sikkim.jpg

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