Capital : Pondicherry.
Area : 492 sq.km.
Literacy : 81.6%.
Languages : Tamil, French, Malayalam, Telugu.
Districts : 4, Karaikal (Tamil nadu), Mahe (Kerala), Pondicherry (Tamil Nadu), Yanam (Andhra Pradesh).
Places of Tourist importance : Pondicherry - Auroville and Sri Aurobindo ashram, museum, botanical garden, Ananda Rangapillai, war memorial, Statue of Joan of Arc, light house, Varadarajaperumal temple.