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{{Short description|1=Overview of and topical guide to Gujarat}}

[[File:IN-GJ.svg|thumb|220px|Location of [[Gujarat]]]]

The following [[outline (list)|outline]] is an overview of and topical guide to the [[States and union territories of India|state]] of '''[[Gujarat]]''' in [[Western India]], sometimes called the "Jewel of Western India".{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} It has an area of {{convert|196024|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} with a coastline of {{convert|1600|km|mi|abbr=on}}, most of which lies on the [[Kathiawar]] peninsula, and a population in excess of 60 million. It is bordered by [[Rajasthan]] to the north, [[Maharashtra]] to the south, [[Madhya Pradesh]] to the east, and the [[Arabian Sea]] and the [[Pakistan]]i province of [[Sindh]] to the west. Its capital city is [[Gandhinagar]], and its largest city is [[Ahmedabad]]. Gujarat is home to the [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]-speaking people of India.

[[File:Seal of Gujarat.svg|thumb|150px|[[Seal of Gujarat]]]]

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== General reference ==

=== Names ===
* Common English name(s): [[Gujarat]]
** [[International Phonetic Alphabet|Pronunciation]]: {{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɡ|ʊ|dʒ|ə|ˈ|r|ɑː|t}}
* Official English name(s): [[Gujarat|State of Gujarat]]
* Nickname(s):
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Indian states and territories|Adjectival]](s): Gujarati
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Indian states and territories|Demonym]](s): Gujaratis

=== Rankings (amongst India's states) ===

* [[India states ranked by population|by population]]: 9th
* [[List of states and territories of India by area|by area]] (2011 census): 6th
* [[Indian states and territories ranking by crime rate|by crime rate]] (2015): 14th
* [[List of Indian states by GDP|by gross domestic product (GDP)]] (2014): 5th
*[[List of Indian states and territories by Human Development Index|by Human Development Index (HDI)]]:
*[[List of Indian states by life expectancy at birth|by life expectancy at birth]]:
*[[Indian states ranking by literacy rate|by literacy rate]]:

== Geography of Gujarat ==

[[Geography of Gujarat]]
* Gujarat is: an [[Indian state]]
* [[Population of Gujarat]]:
* [[Area of Gujarat]]:
* [[:commons:Atlas of Gujarat|Atlas of Gujarat]]

=== Location of Gujarat ===
* Gujarat is situated within the following regions:
** [[Northern Hemisphere]]
** [[Eastern Hemisphere]]
*** [[Eurasia]]
**** [[Asia]]
***** [[South Asia]]
****** [[India]]
******* [[Western India]]
* [[Time zone]]: [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])

{{Geographic location
| Centre = Gujarat
| North = [[Rajasthan]]
| Northeast = [[Rajasthan]]
| East = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| Southeast = [[Daman and Diu]]<br />[[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]]<br />[[Maharashtra]]
| South = ''[[Arabian Sea]]''<br />[[Maharashtra]]
| Southwest = ''[[Arabian Sea]]''
| West = ''[[Arabian Sea]]''
| Northwest = [[Sindh]], {{flagu|Pakistan}}
}}

=== Environment of Gujarat ===

[[Environment of Gujarat]]
* [[Climate of Gujarat]]
* [[Protected areas of Gujarat]]
** [[List of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries of Gujarat, India|National parks and wildlife sanctuaries of Gujarat]]
* Wildlife of Gujarat
** Fauna of Gujarat
*** [[List of butterflies of Gujarat|Butterflies of Gujarat]]

==== Natural geographic features of Gujarat ====
[[File:Gujarat Satellite Imagery 2012.jpg|thumb|Satellite image of Gujarat]]

[[List of landforms of Gujarat|Landforms of Gujarat]]
* Bodies of water of Gujarat
** [[List of rivers of Gujarat|Rivers of Gujarat]]
*** [[Narmada River]]
*** [[Sabarmati River]]
*** [[Tapti River]]
*** [[Aji River (Gujarat)|Aji River]]
*** [[Mahi River]]
*** [[River Ghela]]
*** [[Rukmavati River]]
*** [[Vishwamitri River]]
*** [[West Banas River]]
*** [[Daman Ganga River]]
** [[List of waterfalls of Gujarat|Waterfalls of Gujarat]]
* Hills in Gujarat
**[[Chotila]]
**[[Pavagadh Hill]]
**[[Palitana]]
**[[Saputara]]
**[[Girnar]]
* Mountain ranges in Gujarat
**[[Vindhya]]
**[[Satpura range]]
**[[Aravali range]]

=== Regions of Gujarat ===

[[Regions of Gujarat]]
* [[Central Gujarat]]
* [[East Gujarat]]
* [[South Gujarat]]
* [[North Gujarat]]

==== Administrative divisions of Gujarat ====

===== Districts of Gujarat =====

* [[List of districts of Gujarat|Districts of Gujarat]]

===== Municipalities of Gujarat =====

[[Municipalities of Gujarat]]

* [[Capital city|Capital]] of Gujarat: [[Capital of Gujarat]]
* [[List of cities in Gujarat|Cities of Gujarat]]
** [[List of cities in Gujarat by population|Cities in Gujarat by population]]

=== Demography of Gujarat ===

[[Demographics of Gujarat]]

== Government and politics of Gujarat ==

[[Government of Gujarat]]

* [[Form of government]]: [[Indian state government]] ([[parliamentary system]] of [[representative democracy]])
* [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Gujarat: [[Capital of Gujarat]]
* [[Elections in Gujarat]]
** (specific elections)
* [[Political families of Gujarat]]

=== Union government in Gujarat ===
* [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat|Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat]]
* [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]]
* [[Indian general election, 2009 (Gujarat)]]
* [[Indian general election, 2014 (Gujarat)]]

=== Branches of the government of Gujarat ===

[[Government of Gujarat]]

==== Executive branch of the government of Gujarat ====

* [[Head of state]]: [[Governor of Gujarat]],
* [[Head of government]]: [[Chief Minister of Gujarat]],
* [[Council of Ministers of Gujarat]]
* Departments and agencies of Gujarat
** [[Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation]]
** [[Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation]]
** [[Gujarat Pollution Control Board]]
** [[Gujarat State Wide Area Network]]
** [[Gujarat State Financial Corporation]]
** [[Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation]]

==== Legislative branch of the government of Gujarat ====

[[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
* [[List of constituencies of Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Constituencies of Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Leader of Opposition in Gujarat Vidhansabha]]

==== Judicial branch of the government of Gujarat ====

* [[Gujarat High Court]]
** [[Chief Justice of Gujarat]]

=== Law and order in Gujarat ===

[[Law of Gujarat]]
* [[Law enforcement in Gujarat]]
** [[Gujarat Police]]
** [[Gujarat Marine Police]]

== History of Gujarat ==

[[History of Gujarat]]

=== History of Gujarat, by period ===

==== Prehistoric Gujarat ====

==== Ancient Gujarat ====

==== Medieval Gujarat ====

* [[Gujarat Sultanate]]
* [[Rana Sanga's invasion of Gujarat]]

==== Colonial Gujarat ====

=== History of Gujarat, by region ===

=== History of Gujarat, by subject ===
* [[History of stepwells in Gujarat]]

== Culture of Gujarat ==

[[Culture of Gujarat]]
* [[Architecture of Gujarat]]
** [[Forts in Gujarat]]
* [[Cuisine of Gujarat]]
* [[Languages of Gujarat]]
* Monuments in Gujarat
** [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Gujarat|Monuments of National Importance in Gujarat]]
** [[List of State Protected Monuments in Gujarat|State Protected Monuments in Gujarat]]
* [[List of World Heritage Sites in Asia#Gujarat|World Heritage Sites in Gujarat]]

=== Art in Gujarat ===
* [[Music of Gujarat]]

=== People of Gujarat ===

[[People of Gujarat]]
* [[Pathans of Gujarat]]
* [[List of people from Gujarat|People from Gujarat]]

=== Religion in Gujarat ===

[[Religion in Gujarat]]
* [[Christianity in Gujarat]]
* [[Hinduism in Gujarat]]

=== Sports in Gujarat ===

[[Sports in Gujarat]]
* [[Cricket in Gujarat]]
** [[Gujarat Cricket Association]]
** [[Gujarat cricket team]]
* [[Football in Gujarat]]
** [[Gujarat State Football Association]]
* [[Gujarat Premier Hockey League]]

=== Symbols of Gujarat ===

[[Symbols of Gujarat]]
* State animal:lion
* State bird:Surkhab
* State flower:Marigold
* State seal: [[Seal of Gujarat]]
* State tree:Banayan

== Economy and infrastructure of Gujarat ==

[[Economy of Gujarat]]
* Communications of Gujarat
** Newspapers in Gujarat
** [[Gujarat Samachar]]
* [[List of conglomerates in Gujarat|Conglomerates in Gujarat]]
* [[Currency]] of Gujarat:
* [[Tourism in Gujarat]]
* [[Transportation in Gujarat]]
** [[List of state highways in Gujarat]]

== Education in Gujarat ==

[[Education in Gujarat]]
* [[Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board]]
* [[List of institutions of higher education in Gujarat|Institutions of higher education in Gujarat]]
** [[Central University of Gujarat]]
** [[Gujarat University]]
** [[Gujarat Technological University]]

== Health in Gujarat ==

[[Health in Gujarat]]

== See also ==
{{Portal|India}}

* [[Outline of India]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Sister project links|voy=Gujarat|Gujarat}}
{{wikiatlas|Gujarat}}
* [http://www.gujaratindia.com/ Gujarat Government Website]
* {{curlie|Regional/Asia/India/Gujarat|Gujarat}}
* [http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/gujarat/ Map of Gujarat] by MapsofIndia.com
* [http://gaana.com/newrelease/gujarati Gujarati Songs] by Gaana.com

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