Name: | Jammu and Kashmir |
Local name (Kashmiri): | ﺮﯧﺸﻛ ﺕ ﻡﯡﺟ |
Local name (Hindi): | जम्मू और कशमीर |
Bordering countries: | India, China (incl. Tibet), Afghanistan, Pakistan |
Status: | Indian state, claimed by Pakistan |
Surface: | 222.2 ths. sq. km (100.6 ths. sq. km - under Indian control, 121.6 ths. sq. km - under Pakistani control) |
Population (2002): | 10 267 ths. |
Capital: | summer - Srinagar (श्रीनगर / ﺮﮕﻨﯦﺮﺳ) winter - Jammu (जम्मू / ﻡﯡﺟ) capital of "Free Kashmir" - Muzaffarabad (ﺩﺎﺑﺍﺮﻔﻈﻣ) |
Official language: | Kashmiri |