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298 Arrow-Puffin-3_Semester-1 SocialUnion TerritoriesSome small areas of our country are directly under the control of the central government. They are called union territories. The central government guides the local governments in these territories. There are 8 union territories which include the National Capital Territory of Delhi.Union Territory Capital 1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair 2. Chandigarh Chandigarh 3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Daman 4. *Delhi Delhi 5. **Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar6. **Ladakh Leh7. Lakshadweep Islands Kavaratti 8. Puducherry Puducherry* Delhi is considered as a state. It is called the National Capital Territory.** With the enactment of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019, the state of Jammu and Kashmir has been reorganised into the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh.Facts about India:%u2022 It is a part of the continent of Asia.%u2022 It is the seventh largest country in the world.%u2022 It has a population of 140 crores.