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 |
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Indian Rupee |
STATE ANIMAL |
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Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) |
STATEBIRD |
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Blood Pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus) |
STATEFLOWER |
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Noble Orchid( Dendrobium nobile) |
STATE TREE |
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Rhododendron( Rhododendron niveum) |
BEST SEASON |
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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. |