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Detailed explanation-1: -Andhra Pradesh is located in the south eastern coast of India and is the eighth largest state in the country. The state is bordered by Chhattisgarh to the north, Odisha to the northeast, Telangana and Karnataka to the west, Tamil Nadu to the south, and the Bay of Bengal to the east.

Detailed explanation-2: -Andhra Pradesh is one of the leading rice-growing states in the country and is a major producer of India’s tobacco. The state’s rivers-particularly the Godavari and the Krishna, but also the Penneru-account for its agricultural importance.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hyderabad was made the capital of the new state.

Detailed explanation-4: -Andhra Pradesh is bordered on the south by Tamil Nadu, on the west by Karnataka, on the north and northwest by Maharashtra, on the northeast by Madhya Pradesh and Orissa states, and on the east by the Bay of Bengal.