| PLACE |
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Sikkim |
| CAPITAL |
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Gangtok |
| DISTRICTS |
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four |
| POPULATION |
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5,40,493 |
| CURRENCY |
: |
Indian Rupee |
| STATE ANIMAL |
: |
Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) |
| STATEBIRD |
: |
Blood Pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus) |
| STATEFLOWER |
: |
Noble Orchid( Dendrobium nobile) |
| STATE TREE |
: |
Rhododendron( Rhododendron niveum) |
| BEST SEASON |
: |
Mid February - late May / October - December |
| MINERALS |
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Copper, Zinc, Lead, Pyrites, Limestone, and coal. |
| AGRICULTURE |
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Maize and Rice. Millet, Buckwheat, Barley, Pulses,are subsidiary crops. |
| CASH CROP |
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Cardamom, ginger, Apples, Oranges, Pine-apples |
| PEOPLE |
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three ethnic group, Lepchas, Bhutias and Nepalese. |
| HEADQUARTERS |
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North - Mangan, South - Namchi, East - Gangtok , West - Gyalshing. |
| RELIGION |
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Mahayana Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity and other religion are also practised. |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN |
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Nepali, English, Hindi, Bhutia (Sikkimese), Bhutia (Tibetan), Lepcha, Limbu. |