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There are 572 islands in the territory having an area of 8,073 km2 (3,117 sq mi).
Of these, about 34 are permanently
inhabited. The islands extend from 6° to 14° North latitudes and from 92° to 94°
East longitudes.
The capital of the union territory is Port Blair located 1255 km from Kolkata, 1200
km from Visakhapatnam and 1190
km from Chennai. Indira Point a Southern Island, Great Nicobar is the Southern most
point of India. The A&N Islands
have a tropical rain forest canopy, made of a mixed flora with elements from Indian,
Myanmar, Malaysian and endemic
floral strains. As of 2011 Census of India, the population of the Union Territory
of A&N Islands was 379944 of which
202330 were male and 177614 were female. The sex ratio was 878 females per 1000
males.
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