Andhra Pradesh

**Andhra Pradesh** () () is a state in the Republic of India. It has a population of 75,727,000 people according to the census of 2001. The eastern boundary is a  coastline along the Bay of Bengal. Its latitude and longitude is 17.3660°N and 78.4760°E. The state has an area of . It is bigger than Burkina Faso but smaller than Ecuador. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the South Indian zone. It was divided into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in 2014, because of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014. According to this Act, both states will have the same capital city Hyderabad, for a period of 10 years. The present Chief Minister of the state is Mr.Nara Chandrababu Naidu

Andhra Pradesh has a gross domestic product (GDP) of 123,560 (in millions of US dollars). That makes it the third largest state in India in terms of GDP, after Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. Most of this money comes from agriculture. Andhra Pradesh is sometimes called the "Rice Bowl of India", as a very large amount of rice or paddy is grown in the coastal plains of the state. Recently the state is also involved in newer businesses like biotechnology and information technology.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Andhra Pradesh
- **type**: State
- **image caption**: _top, left to right_: Nandi (bull), Nandi at Lepakshi, Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala, skyline view of Visakhapatnam city, Papi Hills, Araku Valley,skyline view of Vijayawada ,  Vijayawada City and Dhyana Buddha statue.
- **blank emblem type**: Emblem of Andhra Pradesh, Emblem
- **anthem**: "Maa Telugu Thalliki"
- **image map**: IN-AP.svg
- **map caption**: Location of Andhra Pradesh in India
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **established title**: Statehood
- **established date**: 1 November 1956
- **seat type**: Capital city, Capital
- **seat**: Amaravati
- **seat1 type**: Largest city
- **seat1**: Visakhapatnam
- **parts type**: List of Indian districts, Districts
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: 26
- **governing body**: Andhra Pradesh
- **leader title**: Governor
- **leader name**: S. Abdul Nazeer
- **leader title1**: Chief Minister
- **leader name1**: N.Chandra Babu Naidu (Collation of TDP,Janasena and BJP)
- **leader title2**: Legislature
- **leader name2**: Bicameral (175 + 58 seats)
- **leader title3**: 15th Lok Sabha, Parliamentary constituency
- **leader name3**: Rajya Sabha 11
 Lok Sabha 25
- **leader title4**: High Courts of India, High Court
- **leader name4**: Andhra Pradesh
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 160205
- **area rank**: List of states and territories of India by area, 7th
- **population total**: 49,386,799
- **population as of**: 2011
- **population density km2**: 308
- **population rank**: List of states and union territories of India by population, 10th
- **population demonym**: Telugu people, Telugu / Andhraite
- **demographics type1**: GDP
- **demographics1 title1**: List of Indian states and union territories by GDP, Total
- **demographics1 info1**: (15.3%)
- **demographics1 title2**: List of Indian states and union territories by GDP per capita, Per capita
- **timezone1**: Indian Standard Time, IST
- **utc offset1**: +05:30
- **area code**: AP
- **area code type**: UN/LOCODE
- **registration plate**: List of RTO districts in India, AP–39
- **blank name sec1**: Literacy in India, Literacy rate
- **blank info sec1**: 67.02% (2011)
- **blank1 info sec1**: Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada language, Kannada, Hindi, Swahili language, Swahili, Odia, Bengali language, Bengali, Thai language, Thai, Lao language, Laotian, Khmer language, Khmer, Malay language, Malay, Indonesian language, Indonesian, Chichewa, Dhivehi, Sinhala
- **blank name sec2**: Human Development Index, HDI
- **blank info sec2**: 0.643
 <span style="color:#FFA500">medium</span> · List of Indian states and territories by Human Development Index, 20th
- **blank2 name sec1**: Coastline
- **native name**: आंध्र प्रदेश
 ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్