Andhra Pradesh is situated in the south-eastern coastal region of India.
It covers an area of 162,975 km2 which makes it the seventh-largest state in India.
The state is bordered by Telangana to the north-west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Odisha to the north-east, Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east.
The world-famous Koh-i-Nur diamond was possibly mined from the Kollar mine situated in this state.
As a major producer of rice in the country, it is also known as the “Rice bowl of India”.