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Kerala   Kerala   is a  state  on the  Malabar Coast  of  India .  It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the  States Reorganisation Act , by combining  Malayalam -speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of  Cochin ,  Malabar ,  South Canara , and  Travancore .  Spread over 38,863 km 2  (15,005 sq mi), Kerala is the twenty-first  largest Indian state by area . It is bordered by  Karnataka  to the north and northeast,  Tamil Nadu  to the east and south, and the  Lakshadweep Sea  to the west. With 33 million inhabitants as per the  2011 census , Kerala is the  thirteenth-largest Indian state by population . It is divided into 14  districts  with the capital being  Thiruvananthapuram .  Malayalam  is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state. Location of Kerala Coordina...

INDIA   India , officially the   Republic of India  (   Bhārat Gaṇarājya ),  is a country in  South Asia . It is the  seventh-largest country  by area, the  second-most populous  country, and the most populous  democracy  in the world. Bounded by the   Indian Ocean  on the south, the   Arabian Sea  on the southwest, and the   Bay of Bengal  on the southeast, it shares land borders with   Pakistan  to the west;   China ,  Nepal , and   Bhutan  to the north; and  Bangladesh   and   Myanmar  to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of   Sri Lanka  and the  Maldives ; its  Andaman and Nicobar Islands  share a maritime border with   Thailand ,  Myanmar  and  Indonesia . India has been a  federal republic  since 1950, governed in a democratic  parliamentary system . It is a...