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Uttar Pradesh covers a large part of the highly fertile and densely populated upper Gangetic plain. It shares an international border with Nepal and is bounded by the states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar. The administrative and legislative capital of Uttar Pradesh is Lucknow and the financial and industrial capital is Kanpur. The state's high court is based at Allahabad. It is home to many historical cities like Agra and Varanasi.
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The State of
Uttar Pradesh (UP) is the most populous state in the country accounting for
16.4 per cent of the country's population. It is also the fourth largest
state in geographical area covering 9.0 per cent of the country's
geographical area, encompassing 240.93 lakhs hectare land. Garlanded by the
river Ganga and Yamuna, Utter Pradesh is surrounded by Bihar in the East,
Madhya Pradesh in the South, Rajasthan, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana
in the west and Uttarakhand in the north and Nepal touches the northern
borders of Uttar Pradesh.
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Longest river
network, Longest rail length and ranks second in road length.
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Second best
economy in the country, with share of 10.7% in aggregate domestic product.
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The state
ranks 3rd in the number of industrial parks.
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State's
capital Lucknow declared "Biotechnology City" in 2002, by Indian Science
Congress.
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Has signed
Power purchase Agreement (PPAs) for 2,500 MW of Private Power.
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Over 5,500 km
of important state highways in progress, by UPPWD as a part of World Bank
aided project.
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Works for 165
kms. Gr. Noida-Agra Expressway on PPP Model Started.
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