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Odisha (English: / ə ˈ d ɪ s ə /; [19] Odia: ⓘ), formerly Orissa (the official name until 2011), [20] is a state located in Eastern India. It is the eighth-largest state by area, and the eleventh-largest by population, with over 41 million inhabitants. The state also has the third-largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India. [21]
The state is spread over an area of 1,55,707 km 2 and extends for 700 km from north to south and 500 kilometres from east to west. Its coastline is 450 km long. The state is divided into 30 districts which are further subdivided into 314 blocks called tahasil. Physiographically, Odisha consists of coastal plains, central plateaus, central hilly ...
There are various Odia organizations serving the diaspora in Canada, the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, the United States, Singapore and other countries such as: The Odisha Society of Canada, [11] Odisha Society of United Kingdom (OSUK), Odia Society of Ireland (OSI), the Odisha Society of the Americas (OSA) [12] the Norway Odia Community [13] and the Odia Society Of Singapore (OSS).
This list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Indian Ocean consists of 38 countries, with 13 in Africa, 22 in Asia, and 1 in Oceania that either border on or are in the Indian Ocean, as well as 2 European countries which administer several dependencies or overseas territories in the region.
Also included is the number of unique sovereign states [a] that a country or territory shares as neighbors. If the number is higher due to multiple dependencies or unrecognized states bordering the state, the larger number is shown in brackets. Footnotes are provided to provide clarity regarding the status of certain countries and territories.
The main Bhubaneswar inter-state bus terminus is at Barmunda, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the city centre, from where OSRTC and private operators run buses connecting Bhubaneswar to cities in Odisha and with the neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh. [109]
State rank Country rank Name District Type* Population 2011 Male Female Population below 5 yrs Literacy rate 01 58 Bhubaneswar: Khordha district: Municipal Corporation 881,988 468,302 413,686 79,706 93.00 02 73 Cuttack: Cuttack district: Municipal Corporation 658,986 331,246 327,740 53,760 91.03 03 81 Rourkela: Sundargarh district: Municipal ...
BASIC countries, four large newly industrialized countries, Brazil, South Africa, India, China, to act jointly on climate change and emissions reduction; Benelux Union is a politico-economic union of three neighbouring states in western Europe: Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.