Land in union
A Union Territory is a like a small state, however unlike the states of India, which have their own governments, union territories are federal territories governed directly by the Central Government of India. As of 2020 there are eight union territories, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Ladakh and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (DNHDD).
Did you know: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is made up of four separate geographical entities Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman and the island of Diu. All four areas were part of Portuguese India. Initially they were divided into two union territories, Dadra and Nagar Haveli as one and Daman and Diu as the other. However, recently they were combined to become one, with the capital being Daman.
Here is a game for you to try, do you know which are some of the states these union territories border with? Play the game to match the union territory to its neighbouring state.
Do you know the order in which these Union Territories came to be? Arrange them from the oldest formed to the most recent formed territories.