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Andaman and Nicobar Islands is one of the eight Union Territories of India. It consists of 572 islands. Of these, 38 are permanently inhabited. It is the third largest union territory of India by land and the sixth most populous union territory of India by population.

West Bengal is situated in India\'s eastern region. It is the thirteenth Indian state by land and the fourth most populous Indian state in India. It shares borders with Odisha to the south, Bihar to the northwest, Jharkhand to the west, Sikkim to the north, Assam to the east. The Bay of Bengal washes its southern frontier. It also shares international borders with Nepal to the northwest, Bhutan to the north, and Bangladesh to the east.

 Uttarakhand is situated in India\'s northern region. It is the eighteenth largest Indian state by land and the nineteenth populous state in India. It shares borders with Uttar Pradesh to the south, Himachal Pradesh to the northwest, Haryana to the west. It also shares international borders with Nepal to the east and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north. 

 Uttar Pradesh is situated in India\'s northern region. It is the fourth Indian state by land and the most populous Indian state in India. It shares borders with Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh to the north, Bihar to the east, Madhya Pradesh to the south, Rajasthan to the west, Haryana to the northwest, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand to the southeast, and the Union Territory Delhi to the northwest. It also shares an international border with Nepal to the north.