Gujarat

Gujarat (ગુજરાત in Gujarati) is the most industrialized state in India after Maharashtra and is located in western India, bordered by Pakistan to the northwest and Rajasthan to the north. Its capital is Gandhinagar, a planned city close to Ahmedabad, the former state capital and the commercial center of Gujarat.

Economy

It is one of India's most prosperous states, having a per-capita GDP significantly above India's average.

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Major resources produced by the state include cotton, peanuts, dates, sugarcane, and petrol.

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Cotton - Peanut - Dates - Sugarcane - Petrol

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Surat, a city by the Gulf of Khambat, is a hub of global diamond trade. Much of its diamond trade is controlled by a handful of families professing the Jain faith.

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Gulf of Khambat - Diamond - Jain

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Also on the Gulf of Khambat, 50 kilometers southeast of Bhavnagar, is the Alang Ship Recycling Yard, the world's largest.

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Bhavnagar - Alang Ship Recycling Yard

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Anand is host to Amul dairy, one of the largest milk product producers of the world. Gujarat is the largest producer of milk in India.

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Anand - Amul

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Reliance Industries Limited was founded by one of Gujarat's most respected industrialists, the late Dhirubhai Ambani.

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Reliance Industries Limited - Dhirubhai Ambani

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