Sikkim, state of India, located in the northeastern part of the country, in the eastern Himalayas. It is one of the smallest states in India. Sikkim is bordered by the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north and northeast, by Bhutan to the southeast, by the Indian state of West Bengal to the south, and by Nepal to the west. The capital is Gangtok, in the southeastern part of the state.
| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Admission to Union † | 16 May 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Gangtok | ||||||||||||||||||
| Largest city | Gangtok | ||||||||||||||||||
| Districts | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||||||||
| • Governor | Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil | ||||||||||||||||||
| • Chief Minister | Pawan Chamling (SDF) | ||||||||||||||||||
| • Legislature | Unicameral (32 seats) | ||||||||||||||||||
| • Parliamentary constituency | Rajya Sabha 1 Lok Sabha 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| • High Court | Sikkim High Court | ||||||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||||||
| • Total | 7,096 km2 (2,740 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Area rank | 27th | ||||||||||||||||||
| Population (2011)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| • Total | 610,577 | ||||||||||||||||||
| • Rank | 28th | ||||||||||||||||||
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||||||||||||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | IN-SK | ||||||||||||||||||
| HDI |  0.684 (medium) | ||||||||||||||||||
| HDI rank | 7th (2005) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Literacy | 76.6% (7th) | ||||||||||||||||||
| OTHER IMPORTANT FEATURES Official languages =Nepali (lingua franca) English Sikkimese, and Lepcha (since 1977) Limbu (since 1981) Newari, Gurung, Magar, Sherpa, and Tamang (since 1995) Sunwar (since 1996)
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