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Meghalaya, state in northeastern India, bounded on the south by Bangladesh and on all other sides by Assam state. Meghalaya, which means "Abode of the Clouds".Shillong, the state capital, has one of the world's highest rainfall averages 10,920 mm (430 in).

From west to east in Meghalaya, the Garo Hills rise abruptly from the Brahmaputra River valley to about 1,000 feet (300 m), merging with the Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills. Eastward-trending ridges reach heights of from 4,000 to 6,000 feet.

80 percent of the population depends on agriculture. Shifting cultivation is common. Oranges and potatoes are grown as cash crops; rice, maize, and vegetables are the main food crops. Other sources are pepper, potatoes, chilies, cotton, ginger, jute, betel nuts, oranges, mangoes, bananas, pineapples, and numerous varieties of vegetables.

Major industrial towns are Shillong, Jowai, Nongthymmai, and Tura.

Area 8,660 square miles (22,429 square km). Population: (1991) 1,760,626.

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