Tamil Nadu

"Tamil Nadu (tamil: tami nu [tamn], "Tierra de los Tamiles") es un estado de la India situado en el extremo sudeste del país. Limita con los estados de Pondicherry, Kerala, Karnataka y Andhra Pradesh, y cerca de su costa sudeste se encuentra Sri Lanka, país en el que habita un importante número de tamiles. Tiene una extensión de 130.266 km² y una población de 64.445.183 habitantes (cálculo a 1 de enero de 2006). La capital del estado es la ciudad de Chennai, antiguamente denominada Madrás. Como estado, se fundó en 1956 para acoger dentro de sus fronteras a los hablantes del idioma tamil, que tiene una larga historia literaria y es uno de los idiomas clásicos de la India. Recibió su nombre actual en 1969."

"Tamil Nadu (/tæml ndu/ TAM-il-NAH-doo; ; literally The Land of Tamils () or Tamil Country) is one of the 29 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai (formerly known as Madras). Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Puducherry and the South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. It is bounded by the Eastern Ghats on the north, by the Nilgiri, the Anamalai Hills, and Kerala on the west, by the Bay of Bengal in the east, by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait on the southeast, and by the Indian Ocean on the south. The state shares a maritime border with the nation of Sri Lanka. Tamil Nadu is the eleventh-largest state in India by area and the sixth-most populous. The state was ranked sixth among states in India according to the Human Development Index in 2011, with the second-largest state economy. Tamil Nadu is the second largest state economy in India with 4,789 billion (USD71 billion) in gross domestic product. The state has the highest number (10.56 per cent) of business enterprises and stands second in total employment (9.97 per cent) in India, compared with the population share of about 6 per cent. Tamil Nadu was ranked as one of the top seven developed states in India based on a "Multidimensional Development Index" in a 2013 report published by a panel headed by current RBI governor Raghuram Rajan. Its official language is Tamil, which is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world. Tamil Nadu is home to many natural resources. In addition, its people have developed and continue classical arts, classical music, and classical literature. Historic buildings and religious sites include Hindu temples of Tamil architecture, hill stations, beach resorts, multi-religious pilgrimage sites, and eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites."