Capital : Dehradun.
Area : 53, 483 sq.km.
Literacy : 72.6%.
Languages : Hindi, Garhwali, Kumaoni.
Roads : 18, 000 km.
Railways : 600 km.
Airports : Dehradun, Pant nagar.
When to visit : Oct to Mar.
Climate(in �C) : 1.9 to 40.5 .
Districts : 13, Almora, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Champawat, Dehradun, Garhwal, Hardwar, Nainital, Pithoragarh, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, Udhamsigh nagar, Uttarkashi.
Places of Tourist importance : Dehradun, Mussoorie, Hardwar, Almora, Nainital, Pithoragarh, Auli, Gangotri, Yamnotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath, National parks - Nanda Devi, Valley of flowers, Rajaji, Askot, Corbett, Kedarnath ; Glaciers - Gangotri, Pindari, Maiktoli, Sunderdhunga, Milam, Ralam, Namik, Khatling, Nanda Devi, Satopnath, Bhagirathi-Kharak, Bandarpunch, Chorbari, Doonagiri ; Kailas Manasarovar Yatra.