Arunachal Pradesh is a thinly populated hilly tract lying on the north-east
extremity of India comprising roughly 83,573 square kilometers. The
Pradesh is known to be rich in flora, fauna, power and mineral
potential. Previously this region was known as the North East Frontier
Agency (NEFA) and constituted a part of the state of Assam. Arunachal
Pradesh became an independent state on 20th February 1987. It is bounded
by independent countries on the three sides and by Assam and Nagaland
in the south. The long international border comprises of Bhutan on its
west (160 km), the Tibet region of China on its northern and north east
border (1080 km) and Myanmar (formerly Burma (440km) on the eastern
border.
