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

[[File:IN-ML.svg|thumb|220px|Location of [[Meghalaya]]]]

The following [[outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Meghalaya:

'''[[Meghalaya]]''' – state in north-east India. The name means "the abode of clouds" in Sanskrit. The state is the wettest region of India, recording an average of 12,000 mm (470 in) of rains a year.[6] About 70% of the state is forested.[8] The Meghalaya subtropical forests ecoregion encompasses the state; its mountain forests are distinct from the lowland tropical forests to the north and south. The forests are notable for their biodiversity of mammals, birds, and plants.

[[File:Seal_of_Meghalaya.svg|thumb|[[Seal of Meghalaya]]]]

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== General reference ==

=== Names ===
* Common English name: [[Meghalaya]]
** [[International Phonetic Alphabet|Pronunciation]]:
*** {{IPAc-en|m|eɪ|g|ˈ|ɑː|l|ə|j|ə}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Meghalaya|title = Definition of Meghalaya in English from the Oxford Dictionary|work = [[Oxford Dictionaries]]|accessdate= April 2015}}</ref>
*** {{IPAc-en|US|ˌ|m|eɪ|g|ə|ˈ|l|eɪ|ə}};<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Meghalaya Define Meghalaya at Dictionary.com]</ref>
* Official English name(s): [[Meghalaya]]
* Nickname(s):
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Indian states and territories|Adjectival]](s): Meghalayan
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Indian states and territories|Demonym]](s): Meghalayans

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

* [[India states ranked by population|by population]]: 23rd
* [[List of states and territories of India by area|by area]] (2011 census): 23rd
* [[Indian states and territories ranking by crime rate|by crime rate]] (2015): 22nd
* [[List of Indian states by GDP|by gross domestic product (GDP)]] (2014): 24th
*[[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 Meghalaya ==

[[Geography of Meghalaya]]
* Meghalaya is: an [[Indian state]], and one of the [[Seven Sister States]]
* [[Population of Meghalaya]]: 3,211,000 (2014)
* Area of Meghalaya: 22,429 km<sup>2</sup> (8,660 sq mi)
* [[:commons:Atlas of Meghalaya|Atlas of Meghalaya]]

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

{{Geographic location
| Centre = Meghalaya
| North = [[Assam]]
| Northeast =
| East = [[Assam]]
| Southeast = {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Sylhet Division]]
| South = {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Dhaka Division]]
| Southwest =
| West = {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Rangpur Division]]
| Northwest =
}}

=== Environment of Meghalaya ===

==== Natural geographic features of Meghalaya ====

=== Regions of Meghalaya ===

==== Ecoregions of Meghalaya ====

==== Administrative divisions of Meghalaya ====

===== Districts of Meghalaya =====

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

===== Municipalities of Meghalaya =====

* [[List of cities in Meghalaya|Cities of Meghalaya]]
** [[Capital city|Capital]] of Meghalaya: [[Capital of Meghalaya]]

=== Demography of Meghalaya ===

[[Demographics of Meghalaya]]

== Government and politics of Meghalaya ==

[[Politics of Meghalaya]]

* [[Form of government]]: [[Indian state government]] ([[parliamentary system]] of [[representative democracy]])
* [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Meghalaya: [[Capital of Meghalaya]]
* [[Elections in Meghalaya]]

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

=== Branches of the government of Meghalaya ===

[[Government of Meghalaya]]

==== Executive branch of the government of Meghalaya ====

* [[Head of state]]: [[Governor of Meghalaya]],
* [[Head of government]]: [[Chief Minister of Meghalaya]],

==== Legislative branch of the government of Meghalaya ====

[[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]

==== Judicial branch of the government of Meghalaya ====

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

=== Law and order in Meghalaya ===

* [[Law enforcement in Meghalaya]]
** [[Meghalaya Police]]

== History of Meghalaya ==

[[History of Meghalaya]]

=== History of Meghalaya, by period ===

==== Prehistoric Meghalaya ====

==== Ancient Meghalaya ====

==== Medieval Meghalaya ====

==== Colonial Meghalaya ====

==== Contemporary Meghalaya ====

=== History of Meghalaya, by region ===

=== History of Meghalaya, by subject ===

== Culture of Meghalaya ==

[[Culture of Meghalaya]]
* [[Architecture of Meghalaya]]
* [[Cuisine of Meghalaya]]
* Monuments in Meghalaya
** [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Meghalaya|Monuments of National Importance in Meghalaya]]
** [[List of State Protected Monuments in Meghalaya|State Protected Monuments in Meghalaya]]
* World Heritage Sites in Meghalaya

=== Art in Meghalaya ===

* [[Music of Meghalaya]]

=== People of Meghalaya ===

=== Religion in Meghalaya ===

[[Religion in Meghalaya]]
* [[Christianity in Meghalaya]]

=== Sports in Meghalaya ===

[[Sports in Meghalaya]]
* [[Cricket in Meghalaya]]
** [[Meghalaya Cricket Association]]
* [[Football in Meghalaya]]
** [[Meghalaya football team]]

=== Symbols of Meghalaya ===

[[Symbols of Meghalaya]]
* State animal:
* State bird:
* State flower:
* State seal: [[Seal of Meghalaya]]
* State tree:

== Economy and infrastructure of Meghalaya ==

* [[Tourism in Meghalaya]]

== Education in Meghalaya ==

[[Education in Meghalaya]]
* [[List of institutions of higher education in Meghalaya|Institutions of higher education in Meghalaya]]

== Health in Meghalaya ==

[[Health in Meghalaya]]

== See also ==

* [[Outline of India]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Sister project links|voy=Meghalaya|Meghalaya}}
{{wikiatlas|Meghalaya}}
* {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20081219093032/http://www.meghalaya.nic.in:80/}}
* [http://megtourism.gov.in/ Tourism of Meghalaya] (Official)
* {{dmoz|Regional/Asia/India/Meghalaya}}

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