Orissa, is a state situated on the east coast of India.The relatively unindented coastline (c.200 mi/320 km long) lacks good ports, except for the deepwater facility at Paradip. The narrow, level coastal strip, including the Mahanadi River delta, is exceedingly fertile. Orissa is home to the Hirakud Dam, one of the longest dams in the world. Rainfall is heavy and regular, and two crops of rice (by far the most important cereal) are grown annually.

Economy
Macro-economic trend
This is a chart of trend of gross state domestic product of Orissa at market prices estimated by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation with figures in millions of Indian Rupees.
Year Gross State Domestic Product
1980 37,080
1985 68,230
1990 109,040
1995 271,180
2000 387,280

Divisions
Districts
Angul
Bolangir
Balasore
Bargarh
Boudh
Bhadrak
Cuttack
Deogarh
Dhenkanal
Gajapati
Ganjam
Jagatsinghpur
Jajpur
Jharsuguda
Kalahandi
Kendrapara
Keonjhar District
Khurda
Koraput
Malkangiri
Mayurbhanj
Nabarangapur
Nayagarh
Nuapara
Kandhamal
Puri
Rayagada
Sambalpur
Sonepur
Sundargarh

Towns and Cities
Angul
Aska
Balasore
Bargarh
Baripada
Berhampur · Silk City
Bhadrak
Bhawanipatna
Bhuban · Biggest village in Asia
Bhubaneswar · Capital, Temple City
Bolangir
Burla
Choudwar
Cuttack · Former Capital, Silver City
Dhenkanal
Jajpur
Jayapur
Jagatsinghpur · Highest Literacy rate in Orissa
Jharsuguda · Railway Junction, Sambalpur & Howrah
Jatni · Biggest Railway Junction of Orissa
Kendrapada
Khurda
Konark
Paradip · Largest Port of Orissa
Puri · Srikshetra
Rourkela · First Steel Plant of India, Steel City
Sambalpur · Culture Capital of Tribals
Talcher
Rajgangpur · OCL Cement Plant and Kisan Tribals
Kutra · Tribal Village
Koraput
Keunjhar