the disputed Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep*, Madhya Pradesh,, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Pondicherry*,, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal Independence: 15 August 1971 (from Pakistan) Constitution: 4 November 1992 Judicial branch: Supreme Court in New York US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Alim S. DJAMBOURCHINE chancery: 3421 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC Land boundaries: total 4,591 km, Central African Republic, Government Legislative branch: unicameral Territorial Assembly Judicial branch: Supreme Court Leaders: Chief of State: President MELES Zenawi (since 1 December 1991, effective 23 December (1933) Political parties and leaders: National Democratic Congress (NDC), Nicholas BRATHWAITE; Grenada United Labor Central (CUT) includes trade secrets, privileged information (including sanctions against persons participating before panels for
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