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| Capital |
Gandhinagar |
| Area (sq km) |
1,96, 000 |
| Population (Census 2001, million) |
50.6 |
| Literacy Rate (%) |
69 |
| Sex Ratio (per 1000 males) |
921 |
| Length of Coastline (km) |
1,600 (the longest in India) |
| GSDP (US$ billion) |
22 |
| GSDP over 10 years (%) |
12.4 |
| National Highway Length (km) |
1,572 |
| Domestic Airports |
Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Jamnagar |
| International Airport |
Ahmedabad |
| Major Ports |
Kandla, Dahej, Hazira, Mundra |
| Key Industries |
Chemicals
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
Gems and Jewellery
Mines & Minerals
Textiles
Agro- based |
| Monthly Per Capita |
14 |
| Expenditure (US$) |
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| Market Potential Value |
7.8 % share in India |
Advantage Gujarat
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Gujarat has the largest chemical industry in the country
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It is a leading
producer of cement and soda ash
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It has the largest diamond processing
industry in the country
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The state has vast mineral resources like bauxite, lignite and natural gas
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Gujarat is the leading producer of cotton, castor seeds and psyllium husk
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Gujarat has the world's largest industrial estate and grassroots refinery
located at Jamnagar
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Gujarat is home to Kandla, Asia's first and largest multi-product special
economic zone (SEZ). It is also India's largest port with a capacity of 39
MMTPA (million metric tonnes per annum). Most of India's bulk cargo is handled
through Kandla port
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India's largest Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals are in the process
of being set up at Dahej port
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Gujarat was the first state to privatise the setting up of infrastructure
projects and the only state so far in the country where ports are being built
on the Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) scheme
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Content Source: www.ibef.org
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Andhra Pradesh
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