23.51 million (P) for the year 1999
Rural: 16.56 million (70.45 )%
Urban: 6.95 million (29.55 )%
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Punjabi and Hindi. Many people are fluent in English and Urdu also.
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Rupee (100 paise equals one rupee).
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Black Buck - Locally called kala hiran, the Black Buck is a graceful antelope blessed with a striking colour and spiralled horns. The fawn’s coat is yellowish but it becomes turns black at maturity. It is found in the plains and avoid forests and hilly tracks. Mostly found in herds of 20-30, large herds may number several hundreds. With a keen eyesight and speed, it responds to alarm call by leaps and bounds.
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Find Punjab on the globe at 29’30’’ N to 32’32’’ N latitude and 73’55 E to 76’50 E longitude,
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Climatically the state has three major seasons - summer, winter and rainy season.
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Most of Punjab is a fertile plain; toward the southeast one finds semi-arid and desert landscape; a belt of undulating hills extends along the northeast at the foot of the Himalayas. Four rivers, the Ravi, Beas, Satluj and Ghaggar flow across the state in a southwesterly direction. They have numerous small and seasonal tributaries. In addition, Punjab is watered by an extensive canal system.
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