Gujarat
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Gujarat /ˌɡʊdʒəˈrɑːt/ (Gujarati: ગુજરાત Gujǎrāt [ɡudʒ(ə)ɾat] (
listen)) is a state in wastren Indie. It haes an aurie o 75,686 sq mi (196,030 km2) wi a coastline o 1,600km, maist o which lees on the Kathiawar peninsulae, an a population in excess o 60 million. Its caipital ceety is Gandhinagar, while its lairgest ceety is Ahmedabad. Gujarat is hame tae the Gujarati-speakin fowk o Indie.
Gujarat ગુજરાત | |
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 Seal | |
Location o Gujarat in Indie | |
 Map o Gujarat | |
| Coordinates (Gandhinagar): 23.2167°N 72.6833°E | |
| Kintra |  Indie |
| Established | 1 Mey 1960 |
| Caipital Ceety | Gandhinagar |
| Lairgest ceety | Ahmedabad |
| Destricts | 26 total |
| Govrenment | |
| • Governor | Kamla Beniwal |
| • Chief Minister | Narendra Modi (BJP) |
| • Legislature | Unicameral (182 seats) |
| • Parliamentary constituency | 26 |
| • Heich Court | Gujarat Heich Court |
| Area | |
| • Total | 196,024 km2 (75,685 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 7t |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 60,383,628 |
| • Rank | 10t |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Leids | |
| • Offeecial | Gujarati |
| • Spoken leids | Inglis, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-GJ |
| HDI |  0.527 (medium) |
| HDI rank | 11t (2011) |
| Literacy | 79.31 % |
| Website | http://www.gujaratindia.com |
