Arunachal Pradesh

geographical name

Aru·​na·​chal Pra·​desh ˈär-ə-ˌnä-chəl-prə-ˈdāsh 

-ˈdesh

variants or formerly North East Frontier Agency

state of northeastern India north of Assam and bordering on Bhutan, China, and Myanmar (Burma); capital Itanagar area 32,269 square miles (83,577 square kilometers), population 1,091,117