Maps of Karnataka, India

Karnataka with its capital at Bangalore is the country's 8th largest state. It is located at Deccan Plateau, and is surrounded by Maharashtra to the north, Arabian Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Kerala to the southwest, Andhra Pradesh to the east and Tamil Nadu to southeast. Karnataka's economy benefits from gold, manganese, oilseed, coffee, silk and sandalwood production. Over 90% of India's gold production comes from south Karnataka. Extractions are carried out at manganese ore from the districts of Bellary and Hospet.

Karnataka is the largest producer of coffee, raw silk and sandalwood based products. Its service sector boasts of its Real estate, Consultancies, Travel and Tourism, Educational Institutes, Hotel Industry and Insurance.