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Overview

Backwaters, spice trade history and India's highest literacy and human development scores.

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Kerala is a state of South India with its seat of government at Thiruvananthapuram.

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It spans 38,852 km² across 14 districts and is home to roughly 3.6 crore people.

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The regional economy is measured at about ₹11.3 lakh crore in gross state domestic product.

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Highest literacy rate among Indian states

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Kochi has been a spice trading port for two millennia

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Kathakali and Theyyam are its signature art forms