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Rajasthan

Rajasthan is a state in northwestern India. It borders Pakistan to the west, Gujarat to the southwest, Madhya Pradesh to the southeast, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to the northeast and Punjab to the north. Rajasthan covers an area of 342,239 sq km (132,139 sq mi). Population in 2000 numbered 56,000,000.

The state capital is Jaipur. Geographical features include the Thar Desert and the termination of the Ghaggar River.

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