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Uttarakhand, is a state in northern India. It shares international boundaries with Tibet to the north and Nepal to the east, while the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are the states that border it to the west and south, respectively. Earlier known as Uttaranchal, this state was carved out from Uttar Pradesh in 2000 and formally declared as a state on 9th November 2000. Uttarakhand has an area of 53,483 km2 (20,650 sq mi), which constitutes 1.6 per cent of the total area of the country. Dehradun is the winter capital, and Bhararisain is the summer capital. Nainital is its judicial capital. The state has been divided into two administrative divisions named Garhwal and Kumaon divisions comprising a total of thirteen districts. It features high rises and steep landscapes as it is home to the Himalayas where most of the territory is covered by mountainous regions producing perennial river systems.