Haryana is a state in north India. It was carved out of the state of Punjab in 1966. It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and Rajasthan to the west and south. Eastern border to Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh is defined by river Yamuna. Haryana also surrounds Delhi on three sides, forming the northern, western and southern borders of Delhi. Consequently, a large area of Haryana is included in the National Capital Region. The capital of Haryana is Chandigarh which is administered as a union territory and is also the capital of Punjab. The city of Gurgaon is emerging as a major hub for the information technology industry. It is a leading manufacturing hub as it is also home to Maruti Udyog Limited, India's largest automobile manufacturer, and Hero Honda Limited, the world's largest manufacturer of two-wheelers.Panipat, Panchkula and Faridabad are also industrial hubs .There is also an established steel and textile industry in the state of Hayana.

Economy
Haryana has a robust economy and one which is growing thanks to recent industrialization. Apart from Agriculture the NCR region has been the growth engine for the state. In 2001-02, per capita income was Rs 23,742 or $524 per annum, net state domestic product was Rs 47,474, with Rs 7,050 worth of exports. Rapid industrialization has occurred over the last two decades.

Manufacturing
More than a thousand medium and large industries with a capital investment of Rs. 200 billion or $ 4.4 billion have been established in the state in mainly Gurgaon, Panchkula and Faridabad These include Maruti Udyog Limited, Escorts, Hero Honda, Alcatel, Sony, Whirlpool India ,Bharti Telecom, Liberty Shoes and Hindustan Machine Tools.In addition there are more than 80,000 small-scale industries in the state which cumulatively bring in a substantial income for the state and its people. Yamunanagar district has a BILT paper mill, Haryana has a large production of cars, motorcycles, tractors, sanitary ware, gas stoves and scientific instruments.

Service Industry
Gurgaon, has seen emergence of an active information technology industry in the recent years. With organisations like IBM, Hewitt Associates, Dell, Convergys, United Healthcare and NIIT setting up back offices or contact centers in Gurgaon.

Divisions
The state is divided into four divisions for administrative purpose - Ambala, Rohtak, Gurgaon and Hisar. There are 20 districts, 47 sub-divisions, 67 tehsils, 45 sub-tehsils and 116 blocks. Haryana has a total of 81 cities and towns. It has 6,759 villages.