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Fact File
Population (2001): 32.5 million
Area: 15.6 million hectare
Forest cover: 5.5 million hectare
Coastline: 480 km
Road length: 10,800 km
Rail length: 2,364 km
GDP: Rs 15,000 crore
Mining industries: 23 districts - Bolangir, Sonepur Cuttack, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Keonjhar, Koraput, Nawarangpur, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Mayurbhanj, Boudh, Phulbani, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Baragarh, Jharsuguda and Sundargarh.
Prominent companies: Sterlite, Nalco, Mahanadi Coalfields, Hindustan Aeronautics, SAIL, Mecon, Utkal, Hindalco, Mukund, Tisco, IOC, Neelachal Ispat Nigam and Reliance.
(16/6/02)
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