Has Six Official Languages?

Which state...?

… has six official languages?

… is home to Bangalore, the hi-tech / call centre capital of India?

… has suffered most from cyclones and floods linked to global warming?

… is set to open 46 new shopping malls?

… makes more motorbikes than anywhere else in the world?

… has most millionaires?

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State: Sikkim

Capital: Gangtok

This is India’s least populous state with six official languages: English, Bhutia, Nepali, Lepacha, Limbu and Hindi.

State: Karnataka

Capital: Bangalore

Bangalore is home to India’s hi-tech revolution. The average IT wage in 2003 grew by 13.5%. It plans to launch a mission to the moon in 2008.

State: Orissa

Capital: Bhubaneshwar

Over 65% of the population here have no access to safe drinking water. In 2006, floods devastated 100,000 homes, killing over 1,000 people.

State: West Bengal

Capital: Kolkata

It has the highest population density in India with 767 people per square kilometre. In Kolkata, 46 new shopping malls will be built by 2010.

State: Haryana

Capital: Chandigarh

An agricultural state, home to Hero Honda Ltd, the world’s largest producer of motorbikes.

State: Maharashtra

Capital: Mumbai

Mumbai is India’s capital of commerce, cricket and Bollywood. It had 13,000 new millionaires in 2005, more than the rest of India put together.