Tourist Information of Sikkim, Sikkim Tourist Information

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	REGISTERED AND RECOGNISED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM(GOVT. OF SIKKIM) Tourism Registration No.273/TD/E/11/TA Firm Registration No. Book No. IV, Vol.No.1, FM No. 506/08

	7,096 sq Kms. Approximately 540851 27 ° - 28° North. 88° - 89° East. Gangtok

	People
	Over 03 Ethnic Groups & 03 Principal Languages (Bhutia, Lepcha, Nepali). 7 Language spoken Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, English & Hindi.

	Vegetation
	Sikkim possesses some of the most outstanding bio-diversity in the world, ranging from sub-tropical Rain-forests to Alpine deserts.

	Climate
	Climate ranges from sub-tropical in the low lands to Arctic in higher altitudes.

	Seasons
	Winter (December-February)
	Summer (March-May),
	Monsoon (June-Aug),
	Autumn (Sept-Nov)

	State Bird
	Blood Pheasant (Chilimay)
	State Animal
	Red Panda

	State Flower : Dendobium Nobile

	Flora and Fauna
	840 different species of wet-land, migratory and residential birds. 8% of the world's population of birds. 11 of the 15 butterfly families in the world. 2% of the flowering plants. 4% of mammals on earth.

	Home to Endangered Species like:	q
	Royal Bengal tiger, One horned rhino, Snow - leopard, Red panda, Brown bear, Assamese macaque, Genetic dolphin, wolf, wild elephant , giant horn-bill, swamp deer, wild yak, Tibetan antelope, Black buck, four horned antelope, Musk deer, Pigmy hog, Hasped hare, Pangolin, Gharial, Indian bustard, Saras crane, Impend pheasant, Python, etc.

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