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- Assam is a state in northeastern India.
- Assam covers an area of 78,438 km2.
- The state shares its border with
- Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north;
- Nagaland, and Manipur to the east;
- Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, and Bangladesh to the south;
- and West Bengal to the west via the Siliguri Corridor, a 22 kilometers (14 mi) wide strip of land.
- Assamese and Boro are the official languages of Assam.
- Bengali is an additional official language in the Barak Valley.
- Assam is home to the one-horned Indian rhinoceros.
Physical Geography
- The state is divided into three physiographical divisions i.e.
- the Brahmaputra Valley,
- the Barak Valley,
- the Karbi-Anglong, and the North-Cachar hills.