Sikkim

Summary

Sikkim is a state of India^[1]. Sikkim draws 3,840 Wikipedia views per month (state_of_india category, ranking #16 of 44).^[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 image is recorded as Statue of Guru Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), the patron saint of Sikkim.jpg^[6].
• Sikkim's instance of is recorded as state of India^[7].
• Sikkim's head of state is recorded as Lakshman Acharya^[8].
• Sikkim's capital is recorded as Gangtok^[9].
• Sikkim's shares border with is recorded as West Bengal^[10].
• Sikkim's coat of arms image is recorded as Seal of Sikkim greyscale.png^[11].
• Sikkim's seal image is recorded as Seal of Sikkim color.png^[12].
• Sikkim's legislative body is recorded as Sikkim Legislative Assembly^[13].
• Sikkim's executive body is recorded as Council of Ministers of Sikkim^[14].
• Sikkim's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 158271662^[15].
• Sikkim's GND ID is recorded as 4054962-8^[16].
• Sikkim's locator map image is recorded as Sikkim in India (claims hatched).svg^[17].
• Sikkim's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80038365^[18].
• Sikkim's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11941658w^[19].
• Sikkim's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 152140111^[20].
• Sikkim's IdRef ID is recorded as 027356906^[21].
• Sikkim's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as IN-SK^[22].
• Sikkim's Commons category is recorded as Sikkim^[23].
• Sikkim's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1791324^[24].
• Sikkim's has seal, badge, or sigil is recorded as Seal of Sikkim^[25].
• Sikkim's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[26].
• Sikkim's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D012819^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Sikkim's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7096'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+657876'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Sikkim's instance of is recorded as state of India^[7].

History and Context

+1975-05-16T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Sikkim^[30].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sikkim include Sikkimese^[31], a human population^[32], in India^[33]; Ichthyophis sikkimensis^[34], a taxon^[35]; and Takydromus sikkimensis^[36], a taxon^[37].

Why It Matters

Sikkim draws 3,840 Wikipedia views per month (state_of_india category, ranking #16 of 44).^[2] Sikkim has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Sikkim is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Sikkim include Sikkimese^[31], a human population^[32], in India^[33]; Ichthyophis sikkimensis^[34], a taxon^[35]; and Takydromus sikkimensis^[36], a taxon^[37].