Kerala is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was formed on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions.
The state has an area of 38,863 km2 (15,005 sq mi) and is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Arabian Sea on the west. Thiruvananthapuram is the state capital. Kochi and Kozhikode are other major cities. According to a survey by The Economic Times, five out of the ten best cities to live in India are located in Kerala.
Kerala has the highest Human Development Index in India, higher than that of some developed countries.The state has the highest literacy rate in India with 93.91 percent. A survey conducted in 2005 by Transparency International ranked Kerala as the least corrupt state in the country.Kerala is also ranked as India's cleanest state. Kerala has witnessed significant migration of its people, especially to thePersian Gulf countries during the Kerala Gulf boom and its economy has significant dependence on remittances from its large Malayali expatriate community.
Kerala is a top tourist destination in India; backwaters, beaches, Ayurvedic tourism and tropical greenery are the major attractions. National Geographic's Traveller magazine names Kerala as one of the "ten paradises of the world"and "50 must see destinations of a lifetime". Travel and Leisure names Kerala as "One of the 100 great trips for the 21st century". The Kerala Government Tourism Department, a government department in charge of promoting tourism has adopted the slogan God's Own Country for its campaigns.
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