Flag of the Empire of Andhra
Flag of the Empire of Andhra
Andhra is the third largest state on the subcontinent, with an area of 275,000 sq. km. The Empire of Andhra is bordered on the south by the Empire of Tamil Nadu, on the west by the Karnataka Republic, on the north and northwest by the Maharashtra Empire, on the northeast by Madhya Pradesh and Orissa states, and on the east by the Bay of Bengal. The northern area of Andhra Pradesh is mountainous. The highest peak Mahendragiri rises 1500 m above the sea level. The climate is generally hot and humid. Annual rainfall: 125 cm. The Krishna and Godavari are the major river systems in the state.
The capital city is Hyderabad.
8,581,850 people.
The primary language of the empire is Telugu, with Urdu being the most common secondary language.
Andhra Pradesh has a single-chamber Legislative Assembly of 295 seats. It has 23 local government administrative districts.
Major industries of the empire include virtually all of the machine tools produced on the subcontinent, pharmaceuticals, ships, fertilizers, cement and cement products, some chemicals, asbestos, and glass.
Lacquer toys, anakapalli articles, nirmal painted pottery, bidri-lead inlaid black metal trinklets, palm and slate articles, as well as Gadhwalk, Pochampalli and Dharmvaram silk saris are some of the handlooms and handicrafts the empire is renowned for.
Important minerals found in the empire include copper ore, manganese, mica, coal and limestone.
Agriculture is the most important sector of Andhra's economy. About 90 percent of the population works in agriculture, and the empire is one of sub-continent's main rice-producing areas. The main crops are rice, maize, millets, pulses, castor, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, groundnut and banana. The covered forest area in the state is about 23 percent, and important forest products include teak, eucalyptus, cashew, bamboo and soft wood.
Andhra has an extensive road and limited rail network, a major port in Vishakhapatnam, minor ports in several other cities, and airfields at Hyderabad, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, and Vishakhapatnam.
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