How big is Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state?
One way of answering the question is to take its total area: 95,000 square miles (246,000 sq km).
Another way is to think of it as a country. If Uttar Pradesh were to declare independence, it would be the world's fifth most populous country.
Yet its economy would only be the size of Qatar, a tiny oil-rich state of fewer than two million people.
That makes it poor on a per person basis. Despite India's two decades of rapid growth, Uttar Pradesh's GDP per head is close to that of Kenya.
The following data, based on 2009 figures, presents country equivalents for India's states and territories in terms of GDP, GDP per person (in PPP terms) and population, according to The Economist.
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Image: Bandra-Worli sea link bridge, also called the Rajiv Gandhi Sethu, in Mumbai.Photographs: Reuters
Maharashtra
GDP of Maharashtra: $175.3 billion
GDP of Singapore (nearest equivalent): $183.3 billion
GDP per person in Maharashtra: $4,743
GDP per person in Sri Lanka (nearest equivalent): $4,760
Population of Maharashtra: 110.5 million
Population of Mexico (nearest equivalent): 111.2 million
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Image: isitors walk towards the main entrance of the Asafi Imambara monument, also known as Bara Imambara, in Lucknow.Photographs: Reuters
Uttar Pradesh
GDP of Uttar Pradesh: $103.5 billion
GDP of Qatar (nearest equivalent): $98.3 billion
GDP per person in Uttar Pradesh: $1,586
GDP per person in Kenya (nearest equivalent): $1,620
Population of Uttar Pradesh: 195.8 million
Population of Brazil (nearest equivalent): 191.5 million
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Image: White tigers swim in a pond on a hot day at the zoological park in Hyderabad.Photographs: Reuters
Andhra Pradesh
GDP of Andhra Pradesh: $85.7 billion
GDP of Slovakia (nearest equivalent): $87.8 billion
GDP per person in Andhra Pradesh: $3,047
GDP per person in Nicaragua (nearest equivalent): $2,950
Population of Andhra Pradesh: 83.6 million
Population of Egypt (nearest equivalent): 83 million
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Gujarat
GDP of Gujarat: $80.1 billion
GDP of Angola (nearest equivalent): $80.6 billion
GDP per person in Gujarat: $4,132
GDP per person in Congo-Brazzaville (nearest equivalent): $4,150
Population of Gujarat: 57.1 million
Population of Italy (nearest equivalent): 59.6 million
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Image: Fishermen work at Marina Beach in Chennai.Photographs: Reuters
Tamil Nadu
GDP of Tamil Nadu: $80.1 billion
GDP of Angola (nearest equivalent): $80.6 billion
GDP per person in Tamil Nadu: $3,549
GDP per person in Mongolia (nearest equivalent): $3,550
Population of Tamil Nadu: 66.4 million
Population of Thailand (nearest equivalent): 66.36 million
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Image: Students from Rabindra Bharati University dance as they celebrate Basanta Utsab, or Spring Festival, in Kolkata.Photographs: Reuters
West Bengal
GDP of West Bengal: $76.9 billion
GDP of Angola (nearest equivalent): $77.6 billion
GDP per person in West Bengal: $2,429
GDP per person in Ghana (nearest equivalent): $2,400
Population of West Bengal: 87.5 million
Population of Vietnam (nearest equivalent): 86.1 million
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Karnataka
GDP of Karnataka: $62.9 billion
GDP of Angola (nearest equivalent): $63.2 billion
GDP per person in Karnataka: $3,199
GDP per person in The Philippines (nearest equivalent): $3,270
Population of Karnataka: 58.6 million
Population of Italy (nearest equivalent): 59.9 million
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Rajasthan
GDP of Rajasthan: $46.3 billion
GDP of Dominican Republic (nearest equivalent): $46.6 billion
GDP per person in Rajasthan: $2,093
GDP per person in Sudan (nearest equivalent): $2,190
Population of Rajasthan: 66.3 million
Population of Thailand (nearest equivalent): 67.0 million
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Image: An artisan sits at her stall at Surajkund Crafts Fair in Haryana.Photographs: Reuters
Haryana
GDP of Haryana: $44.2 billion
GDP Serbia (nearest equivalent): $44.7 billion
GDP per person in Haryana: $5,326
GDP per person in Armenia (nearest equivalent): $5,300
Population of Haryana: 24.8 million
Population of Ghana (nearest equivalent): 23.8 million
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Image: People attend a procession of decorated elephants during 'Trichur Pooram' festival at Trichur, KeralaPhotographs: Reuters
Kerala
GDP of Kerala: $41.2 billion
GDP Tunisia (nearest equivalent): $40.9 billion
GDP per person in Kerala: $3,350
GDP per person in Papua New Guinea (nearest equivalent): $3,370
Population of Kerala: 34 million
Population of Canada (nearest equivalent): 33.4 million
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Image: Lights illuminate the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar in Punjab.Photographs: Reuters
Punjab
GDP of Punjab: $40.5 billion
GDP Tunisia (nearest equivalent): $40.9 billion
GDP per person in Punjab: $4.267
GDP per person in Fiji (nearest equivalent): $4,310
Population of Punjab: 28.5 million
Population of Venezuela (nearest equivalent): 28.2 million
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Madhya Pradesh
GDP of Madhya Pradesh: $37.3 billion
GDP Guatemala (nearest equivalent): $39.1 billion
GDP per person in Madhya Pradesh: $1,494
GDP per person in Benin (nearest equivalent): $1,500
Population of Madhya Pradesh: 69.4 million
Population of Turkey (nearest equivalent): 71.9 million
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Image: A panaromic view of New Delhi.Photographs: Reuters
New Delhi
GDP of New Delhi: $36.1 billion
GDP Latvia (nearest equivalent): $33.9 billion
GDP per person in New Delhi: $5,887
GDP per person in Turkmenistan (nearest equivalent): $5,980
Population of New Delhi: 17.2 million
Population of Chile (nearest equivalent): 16.8 million
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Image: Visitors at a temple in Bihar.Bihar
GDP of Bihar: $32.7 billion
GDP Uzbekistan (nearest equivalent): $32.8 billion
GDP per person in Bihar: $1,019
GDP per person in Eritrea (nearest equivalent): $1,020
Population of Bihar: 95.8 million
Population of The Philippines (nearest equivalent): 98 million
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Image: An artist works on a sculpture in Puri, Orissa.Orissa
GDP of Orissa: $31.8 billion
GDP Uruguay (nearest equivalent): $31.5 billion
GDP per person in Orissa: $2,161
GDP per person in Sudan (nearest equivalent): $2,190
Population of Orissa: 40.5 million
Population of Argentina (nearest equivalent): 40.1 million
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Image: A view of a waterfall in Chattisgarh.Chhattisgarh
GDP of Chhattisgarh: $22.7 billion
GDP Cote d Ivoire (nearest equivalent): $22.9 billion
GDP per person in Chhattisgarh: $2,813
GDP per person in Uzbekistan (nearest equivalent): $2,790
Population of Chhattisgarh: 24.5 million
Population of Ghana (nearest equivalent): 23.8 million
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Image: A rhino at Kaziranga National Park in Assam.Assam
GDP of Assam: $18.6 billion
GDP Bolivia (nearest equivalent): $18.2 billion
GDP per person in Assam: $1,843
GDP per person in Tajikistan (nearest equivalent): $1,820
Population of Assam: 30.0 million
Population of Peru (nearest equivalent): 29.6 million
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Image: Jharkhand in the spring.Jharkhand
GDP of Jharkhand: $17.5 billion
GDP Bosnia (nearest equivalent): $16.9 billion
GDP per person in Jharkhand: $1,696
GDP per person in Haiti (nearest equivalent): $1,700
Population of Jharkhand: 30.4 million
Population of Iraq (nearest equivalent): 30.16 million
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Image: A panaromic view of Uttrakhand.Uttarakhand
GDP of Uttarakhand: $9.9 billion
GDP Mozambique (nearest equivalent): $9.6 billion
GDP per person in Uttarakhand: $3,032
GDP per person in Nicaragua (nearest equivalent): $2,950
Population of Uttarakhand: 9.6 million
Population of Guinea (nearest equivalent): 9.6 million
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Image: Himachal Pradesh.Himachal Pradesh
GDP of Himachal Pradesh: $8.9 billion
GDP Mauritius (nearest equivalent): $8.9 billion
GDP per person in Himachal Pradesh: $3,781
GDP per person in Honduras (nearest equivalent): $3,730
Population of Himachal Pradesh: 7.1 million
Population of Hong Kong (nearest equivalent): 7.1 million
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