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Char Minar, Hyderabad, India The tsunami hit areas of Andhra Pradesh, India Andhra Pradesh abbreviated A.P. is a state situated on the south-eastern coast of India. It is India's fourth-largest state by area and fifth largest by population. It's capital and largest city is Hyderabad. The State has the second-longest coastline of 972 km among all the States in India. Andhra Pradesh bordered by Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa in the north, the Bay of Bengal in the East, Tamil Nadu to the south and Karnataka to the west. Andhra Pradesh is historically called the "Rice Bowl of India". More than 77% of its crop is rice. Two major rivers, the Godavari and the Krishna run across the state. Andhra Pradesh was formed by merging Telugu speaking areas of Hyderabad State and the Telugu speaking part of the Madras Presidency on November 1, 1956. Hyderabad Royal, rustic, romantic are just a few terms to describe Hyderabad, but one has to be present here to t