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  7,096 sq Kms. Approximately 540851 27 ° - 28° North. 88° - 89° East. Gangtok  
     
  People  
 

Over 03 Ethnic Groups & 03 Principal Languages (Bhutia, Lepcha, Nepali). 7 Language spoken Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, English & Hindi.

 
     
  Vegetation  
 

Sikkim possesses some of the most outstanding bio-diversity in the world, ranging from sub-tropical Rain-forests to Alpine deserts.

 
     
  Climate  
  Climate ranges from sub-tropical in the low lands to Arctic in higher altitudes.  
     
  Seasons  
  Winter (December-February)  
  Summer (March-May),  
  Monsoon (June-Aug),  
  Autumn (Sept-Nov)  
     
  State Bird  
  Blood Pheasant (Chilimay)  
  State Animal  
  Red Panda  
     
  State Flower :
Dendobium Nobile		  
     
  Flora and Fauna  
  840 different species of wet-land, migratory and residential birds. 8% of the world's population of birds.
11 of the 15 butterfly families in the world.
2% of the flowering plants.
4% of mammals on earth. 		 
     
  Home to Endangered Species like: q
 

Royal Bengal tiger, One horned rhino, Snow - leopard, Red panda, Brown bear, Assamese macaque, Genetic dolphin, wolf, wild elephant , giant horn-bill, swamp deer, wild yak, Tibetan antelope, Black buck, four horned antelope, Musk deer, Pigmy hog, Hasped hare, Pangolin, Gharial, Indian bustard, Saras crane, Impend pheasant, Python, etc.

  
   
 

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