Andhra Pradesh ([aːnd̪ʱrə prəd̪eːʃ] ( listen)), is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the country's southeastern coast. It is India's fourth largest state by areaand fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Hyderabad. Andhra Pradesh lies between 12°41' and 22°N latitude and 77° and 84°40'E longitude, and is bordered by Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa in the north, the Bay of Bengal in the east, Tamil Nadu to the south and Karnataka to the west.
Andhra Pradesh has the second-longest coastline of 972 km (604 mi) among the states of India.[3] Two major rivers, the Godavari and the Krishna, run across the state. The small enclave (30 square kilometres (12 sq mi)) of Yanam, a district of Pondicherry, lies in the Godavari delta in the northeast of the state.
The primary official language of Andhra Pradesh is Telugu with Urdu a common secondary official language in some areas.[2] Other languages often spoken in the state include Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, and Oriya. According to the 2001 census, 10,281 persons in Andhra Pradesh declare English as their first language.[4]
The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh exceeds $100 billion, ranking it third among the states of India.[5] It is historically called the "Rice Bowl of India". Andhra Pradesh's GSDP for 2010 was estimated at $100.35 billion in current prices and in 2011 it rose to $123,560 billion and $145,854 billion in 2012-13[6] placing Andhra pradesh in second place in India in GDP.It holds a position in the Provinces of the world with more than billion dollar GDP.[7] More than 77% of its crop is rice; Andhra Pradesh produced 17,796,000 tonnes of rice in 2006.[8]
On 1 November 1953, the States Reorganization Act formed Andhra Pradesh by merging Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad State with the already existing Andhra State .[9]
Hyderabad the Capital city of Andhra pradesh was recently declared the second largest city in India, spanning an area of 583 km2 and having a population of 5,300,000.[10]
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