Tamil Nadu, India
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Tamil Nadu தமிழ் நாடு Tamilḻ Nāṭu |
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| Anthem: "Invocation to Tamil Mother" | ||
 Location of Tamil Nadu in India |
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| Coordinates: 13°05′N 80°16′E / 13.09°N 80.27°ECoordinates: 13°05′N 80°16′E / 13.09°N 80.27°E | ||
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| Formation | 26 January 1950 | |
| Capital | Chennai | |
| Districts | 32 | |
| Government | ||
| • Body | Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| • Governor | C. Vidyasagar Rao | |
| • Chief Minister | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | |
| • Chief Secretary | Girija Vaidyanathan IAS | |
| • Director General of Police | T. K. Rajendran IPS | |
| • Legislature | Unicameral (234 seats) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 130,060 km2 (50,220 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 11th | |
| Population (2016) | ||
| • Total | 77,881,463 | |
| • Rank | 6th | |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Tamil, Tamizhan | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-TN | |
| HDI |
 0.570 (medium) |
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| HDI rank | 3rd (2015) | |
| Literacy Rate | 80.33% (2011 census) | |
| Official language | Tamil | |
| Website | tn.gov.in | |
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^# Jana Gana Mana is the national anthem, while "Invocation to Tamil Mother" is the state song/anthem. ^† Established in 1773; Madras State was formed in 1950 and renamed as Tamil Nadu on 14 January 1969 ^^ Tamil is the official language of the state. English is declared as an additional official language for communication purposes. |
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Tamil Nadu (English pronunciation: /ˈtæmɪl ˈnɑːduː/ TAM-il-NAH-doo; 
pronunciation ; Tamiḻ Nāṭu; IPA: [t̪amiɻ n̪aːᶑu]; literally 'The Land of Tamils' or 'Tamil Country') is one of the 29 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai (formerly known as Madras). Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Puducherry and the South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. It is bounded by the Eastern Ghats on the north, by the Nilgiri, the Anamalai Hills, and Kerala on the west, by the Bay of Bengal in the east, by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait on the southeast, and by the Indian Ocean on the south. The state shares a maritime border with the nation of Sri Lanka.
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