2) Maharashtra. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The city of Bombay (Mumbai) is the capital. The state was formed in 1960, when the old state of Bombay was split along linguistic lines into two new states, Maharashtra...

3) Bombay. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The state contained within its borders the former Portuguese colonies of Goa and Daman and Diu. Historical remains exist from the period (320-184 B.C.) when much...

4) India. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Republic of India, republic (2001 provisional pop. 1,027,015,247), 1,261,810 sq mi (3,268,090 sq km), S Asia. The second most populous country in the world, it is...