It has long connected the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia to Southeast Asia, China (or East Asia), Siberia ( Russia), Micronesia, and Polynesia, enabling migration of people, cultures and religions. Manipur has been at the crossroads of Asian economic and cultural exchange for more than 2,500 years. The state covers an area of 22,327 square kilometres (8,621 sq mi) and has a population of almost 3 million, including the Meitei, who are the majority group in the state, the Meitei Pangals (Manipuri Muslims), Naga tribes, Kuki/ Zo tribes and other communities, who speak a variety of Sino-Tibetan languages. It also borders two regions of Myanmar, Sagaing Region to the east and Chin State to the south. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. Manipur ( / m ʌ n ɪ ˈ p ʊər, m æ n ə ˈ p ʊər/) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. † It was elevated from the status of a Union Territory by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971
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