| Name: | Sikkim (Principality of Sikkim) |
| Local name (Hindi): | सिक्किम (सिक्किम महाराज्य) |
| Bordering countries: | India, Bhutan, Nepal, China (Tibet) |
| Modern status: | Indian associate state |
| Former status: | 1817-1950 - UK protectorate 1950-1975 - Indian protectorate |
| Surface: | 7.1 ths. sq. km |
| Population (1971): | 250 ths. |
| Capital: | Gangtok (गंगटोक) |
| Official language: | Tibetan |
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Coats of arms |
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Flag until 1967 |
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Flag 1967-1975, unofficial state flag since 1975 |
