Tamil Nadu at a Glance
| Fast Facts | |
| Established | 1st November 1956 |
| Area | 1,30,058 sq km |
| Capital | Chennai |
| Largest city | Chennai |
| Legislature (seats) | Unicameral (234) |
| Governor | C. Vidyasagar Rao |
| Chief Minister | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| Official languages | Tamil |
| Population | 72,138,958 (2011 Census) |
| Literacy | 80.3% |
| Temperature in plains | Max: 43 °C. Min: 13.1 °C. |
| Temperature in hills | Max: 32.3 °C. Min: 3.0 °C. |
| Annual Rainfall | 945 mm |
| Airport | Chennai International Airport, Tiruchirapalli International Airport, Coimbatore International Airport, The Madurai Airport, Salem Airport and Tuticorin Airport. |
| Major Hill Station | Coonoor, Javadi Hills, Kodaikanal, Kolli Hills, Udagamandalam(Ooty), Valparai, Yelagiri, Yercaud |
| Government | www.tn.gov.in |
| Tourism | www.tamilnadutourism.org |
| Districts (32) | Ariyalur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kanchipuram, Karur Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram Salem, Sivagangai, Thanjavur, Theni, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupur Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvarur, Vellore, Viluppuram, Virudhunagar. |
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