Capital : Mumbai.
Area : 3, 07, 713 sq.km.
Literacy : 77.9%.
Languages : Marathi, Gujrathi, Hindi.
Roads : 3, 59, 262 km.
Railways : 5, 554 km.
Airports : Aurangabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Akola, Kolhapur, Nanded, Ratnagiri, Solapur.
When to visit : Sept to Mar.
Climate(in °C) : Summer 39 to 22 Winter 34 to 12.
Districts : 35, Ahmadnagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Bhandara, Beed, Buldana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondiya, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai , Mumbai Suburban, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nashik, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Pune, Raigarh, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Thane, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal.
Places of Tourist importance : Mumbai, Lonavla, Mahabaleshwar, Ajanta - Ellora caves.