Sikkim

Summary

Sikkim is a state of India^[1]. Sikkim has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Sikkim is located in India^[3].
• Sikkim is in the country of India^[4].
• Sikkim's head of government is recorded as Prem Singh Tamang^[5].
• Sikkim's instance of is recorded as state of India^[6].
• Sikkim's head of state is recorded as Lakshman Acharya^[7].
• Sikkim's capital is recorded as Gangtok^[8].
• Sikkim's shares border with is recorded as West Bengal^[9].
• Sikkim's legislative body is recorded as Sikkim Legislative Assembly^[10].
• Sikkim's executive body is recorded as Council of Ministers of Sikkim^[11].
• Sikkim's Commons category is recorded as Sikkim^[12].
• Sikkim's has seal, badge, or sigil is recorded as Seal of Sikkim^[13].
• Sikkim's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[14].
• May 16, 1975 marks the founding of Sikkim^[15].
• Sikkim's highest point is recorded as Kanchenjunga^[16].
• Sikkim's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 27.55, 'lon': 88.5}^[17].
• Sikkim's official website is recorded as http://www.sikkim.gov.in/^[18].
• Sikkim's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sikkim^[19].
• Sikkim's Commons gallery is recorded as Sikkim^[20].
• Sikkim has a population of {'amount': '+657876'}^[21].
• Sikkim has a population of {'amount': '+657876'}^[22].
• Sikkim's office held by head of government is recorded as Chief Minister of Sikkim^[23].
• Sikkim's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Sikkim's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[25].
• Sikkim's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Sikkim's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[27].

Body

Geography

Sikkim is in the country of India^[4]. Sikkim is located in India^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Sikkim covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7096'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+657876'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Sikkim's instance of is recorded as state of India^[6].

History and Context

May 16, 1975 marks the founding of Sikkim^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sikkim include Sikkimese^[29], a human population^[30], in India^[31]; Takydromus sikkimensis^[32], a taxon^[33]; and Ichthyophis sikkimensis^[34], a taxon^[35].

Why It Matters

Sikkim has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Sikkim is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Sikkim include Sikkimese^[29], a human population^[30], in India^[31]; Takydromus sikkimensis^[32], a taxon^[33]; and Ichthyophis sikkimensis^[34], a taxon^[35].