(2001 est. pop. 1.1 million). "The land of the dawn-lit mountains," Arunachal Pradesh became a state in northeastern India in 1987. From 1947 to 1972 it was known as the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA), then in 1972 it became a union...

Coordinates: 27°04′N 93°22′E / 27.06, 93.37 Arunachal Pradesh pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: अरुणाचल प्रदेश   Aruṇācal Pradeś) is the easternmost state of India. Arunachal Pradesh shares a border...