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GUJARAT
December 2008
 
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State Economy and Socio Economic Profile
 
www.ibef.orgGujarat | December 2008
Gujarat
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a snapshot
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OnMay1,1960,Gujaratwascreatedoutof17northerndistrictsoftheformerstateofBombay
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LocatedonthewesterncoastofIndia,ithasthelongestcoastlineof1,600Km.
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Populationofapproximately50.7million(fivepercentofIndia)andanareaof1,96,024Sq.Km.(sixpercentofIndia)
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BoundedbytheArabianSeatothewestandsouthwestandbyPakistanintheNorth
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FlankedbystatesofRajasthanandMadhyaPradeshtowardsthenortheastandeast,MaharashtraandtheUnionTerritoriesofDaman,DiuandNagarHaveli,towardsthesouth
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Gandhinagar,thecapitalcityofGujaratislocatedclosetoAhmedabad,thecommercialcapital
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Diverseclimaticconditionswithmildandpleasantwintersandhotanddrysummersandheavymonsoon
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Thestatecurrentlyhas25districts(226talukas,18,618villages,242towns)3
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