Assam ([æˈsæm], 
pronunciation (help·info); Assamese: অসম Ôxôm, /ɔxɔm/) is a northeastren state o Indie. Its caipital is Dispur, locatit athin the municipal aurie o Guwahati ceety. Locatit sooth o the eastren Himalayas, Assam comprises the Brahmaputra an the Barak river glens alang wi the Karbi Anglong an the North Cachar Hills wi a aurie o 30,285 square miles (78,438 km²). Assam is surroondit bi sax o the ither Seiven Sister States: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura an Meghalaya. Geografically Assam an these states are connectit tae the rest o Indie via a narrae strip o laund in Wast Bengal cried the Siliguri Corridor or "Chicken's Neck".[2]
Assam অসম | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location o Assam in Indie | |
 Map o Assam | |
| Coordinates (Dispur): 26.14°N 91.77°E | |
| Kintra |  Indie |
| Region | Northeast Indie |
| Established | 15 August 1947 |
| Caipital | Dispur |
| Lairgest ceety | Guwahati |
| Districts | 27 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | J B Patnaik |
| • Chief Meenister | Tarun Gogoi (INC) |
| • Legislature | Unicameral (126 seats) |
| • Pairlamentar constituency | 14 |
| • Heich Court | Gauhati Heich Court |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78550 km2 (30,330 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 16th |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 31,169,272 |
| • Rank | 14t |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
| HDI |  0.534 (middlin) |
| HDI rank | 22nd (2005) |
| Leeteracy | 73.18% (26t)[1] |
| Offeecial leids | Assamese, Bengali (in Barak Glen), Bodo (in Bodoland) |
| Website | assam.gov.in |
| ^[*] Assam haes haed a legislatur syne 1937 ^[*] Assam is ane o the oreeginal provinces o Breetish Indie | |
Assam shares internaitional borders wi Bhutan an Bangladesh; an culturs, fowks an climate wi Sooth-East Asie – important elements in Indie’s Leuk East policy.[3] Assam became a pairt o the Breetish Indie efter the Breetish occupee'd the region follaein the First Anglo-Burmese War o 1824–1826.
Assam is rich in cultur, ethnic groups, leids/dialacts spoken an leeteratur. It is kent for Assam tea, lairge an auld petroleum resoorces (the first ile reserves o Indie wur discovered in Assam in the late 19t century), Assam silk an for its rich biodiversity. Assam haes successfully conservit the ane-horned Indie rhinoceros frae near extinction, alang wi the teeger an numerous species o birds, an it provides ane o the last wild habitats for the Asie elephant. It is becomin an increasingly popular destination for wildlife tourism, an Kaziranga an Manas are baith Warld Heritage Steids.[4] Assam wis kent for its Sal tree forests an forest products an aw, hintle depletit nou. A laund o heich rainfaw, Assam is endowed wi lush greenery an the michty river Brahmaputra, whose tributars an oxbow locs provide the region wi a unique hydro-geomorphic an aesthetic environs.
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