Tamil Nadu
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Tamil Nadu is one of the states in the south of India. Capital of this state is Chennai. Tamil is the language spoken in Tamil Nadu. Coimbatore, Tiruchirapalli, Salem, Tirunelveli, and Madurai are other large cities of Tamil Nadu. It is surrounded by Bay of Bengal on the east and Indian Ocean on the south. Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are its neighbouring states. The Tamilians are very proud of their language and heritage.
The eastern and western tips of the state are defined by the Point Calimere and Mudumalai wildlife sanctuaries while the southernmost tip of Cape Comorin or Kanyakumari, the Land's End of India. With an area of 130,058 sq.km and population over 62 million, Tamil Nadu is the 11th largest state in India.
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