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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
Article · Svenska
Sikkim (: Mayel Lyang; limbu: Yuksom; tibetanska: འབྲས་ལྗོངས་; nepali: सिक्किम) är en bergig delstat och ett före detta kungarike i norra Indien. Delstaten gränsar i norr till Tibet, i öster till Bhutan, i väster till Nepal och i söder till den indiska delstaten Västbengalen. Huvudstaden heter Gangtok. Befolkning: 540 493 (2001 års folkräkning). Det officiella språket är nepali, och den helt dominerande religionen är vajrayanabuddhism.
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