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How big is Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state? One way of answering the question is to take its total area: 95,000 square miles, says The Economist.
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, it says.
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, says The Economist.
Let's take a look at some of the Indian states and see how they compare to countries.
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Maharashtra
GDP (2009): $175.3 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Singapore
GDP (2009): $183.3 billion
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Uttar Pradesh
GDP (2009): $103.5 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Qatar
GDP (2009): $98.3 billion
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Andhra Pradesh
GDP (2009): $85.7 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Slovakia
GDP (2009): $87.8 billion
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Gujarat
GDP (2009): $80.1 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Angola
GDP (2009): $80.6 billion
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Tamil Nadu
GDP (2009): $80.0 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Angola
GDP (2009): $80.6 billion
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West Bengal
GDP (2009): $76.9 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Angola
GDP (2009): $80.6 billion
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Karnataka
GDP (2009): $62.9 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Croatia
GDP (2009): $63.2 billion
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Rajasthan
GDP (2009): $46.3 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Dominican Republic
GDP (2009): $46.6 billion
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Haryana
GDP (2009): $44.2 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Serbia
GDP (2009): $44.7 billion
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Kerala
GDP (2009): $41.2 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Tunisia
GDP (2009): $40.9 billion
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Punjab
GDP (2009): $40.2 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Tunisia
GDP (2009): $40.9 billion
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Madhya Pradesh
GDP (2008): $37.3 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Guatemala
GDP (2008): $39.1 billion
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Delhi
GDP (2009): $36.1 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Latvia
GDP (2009): $33.9 billion
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Bihar
GDP (2009): $32.7 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Uzbekistan
GDP (2009): $32.8 billion
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Orissa
GDP (2009): $31.8 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Uruguay
GDP (2009): $31.5 billion
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Chattisgarh
GDP (2009): $22.7 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Ivory Coast
GDP (2009): $22.9 billion
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Assam
GDP (2009): $18.6 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Bolivia
GDP (2009): $18.2 billion
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Jharkhand
GDP (2009): $17.5 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Bosnia
GDP (2009): $16.9 billion
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Uttrakhand
GDP (2009): $9.9 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Mozambique
GDP (2009): $9.6 billion
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Himachal Pradesh
GDP (2009): $8.9 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Mauritius
GDP (2009): $8.9 billion
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Jammu and Kashmir
GDP (2009): $7.6 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Bahamas
GDP (2009): $8.9 billion
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Goa
GDP (2008): $4.2 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Malawi
GDP (2008): $4.0 billion
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Chandigarh
GDP (2009): $4.1 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Guinea
GDP (2009): $4.0 billion
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Pondicherry
GDP (2009): $2.8 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Somalia
GDP (2009): $2.6 billion
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Tripura
GDP (2009): $2.6 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Somalia
GDP (2009): $2.6 billion
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Meghalaya
GDP (2009): $2.1 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Central African Republic
GDP (2009): $2.1 billion
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Nagaland
GDP (2009): $1.5 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Zimbabwe
GDP (2009): $1.5 billion
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Manipur
GDP (2009): $1.4 billion
Nearest equivalent:
Belize
GDP (2009): $1.4 billion
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Arunachal Pradesh
GDP (2009): $1.0 billion
Nearest equivalent:
St Lucia
GDP (2009): $1.0 billion