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Kerala, popularly known as the God's own country is one of the southern most states in india which has an area of about 38,863sq km. and is a land of backwaters and rivers[44].Backwaters form a specially attractive and economically valuable feature of kerala.They include lakes and ocean inlets which stretch irregularly along the coast.The staple food of the people is rice.Kerala account for 92% of india's rubber,70% of coconut,60% of tapioca and 100% of lemon grass oil.Coir and cashew are two large industries.The rich cashew taste that serves to the palates of the westerners is the result of the vast exports of processed cashew from kerala.Handloom and bamboo based industries are welldeveloped.Kerala accounts for 1/3rd of india's marine export.Cochin International Airport ltd. is india'd 1st pvt airport.Kerala was declared the 1st baby-friendly state in the world in 2002.The 1st fully literate town and district in india are in kerala.In 1991 kerala became the 1st fully literate state in india.Cochin, the major port city of kerala,also known as the 'Queen of Arabian Sea' has the 2nd largest ship building yard in india.Trivandrum,the capital city is an abode of temples,churches and mosques.Veli,neyyar dam,ponmudy,periyar wildlife sanctuary,munnar hill station are places of interest.Kalamandalam,the renowned kathakali centre is in kerala.The pantomime dance drama kathakali performed by men,the "dance of the enchantress",mohiniyattom prformed by women and thullal,the solo dance exposition are among the classical dance forms of kerala.A National Geographic Society publication has listed kerala among "the world's 50 greatest places of a lifetime",the only other indian name in the list being Taj Mahal.