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'''Mumbai''' (formerly '''Bombay''') is the capital of the [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]] and the financial capital of [[India]]. With a population of 13,662,885, it is the second most populous city proper in the world.<ref name=WG>[http://world-gazetteer.co
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}}'''Mumbai''' (formerly '''Bombay''') is the capital of the [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]] and the financial capital of [[India]]. With a population of 13,662,885, it is the second most populous city proper in the world.<ref name=WG>[http://world-gazetteer.co
m/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&srt=pnan World Gazetteer estimate for 2008-01-01]</ref> Along with the neighbouring suburbs of [[Navi Mumbai]] and [[Thane]], it forms, at 19 million, the [[List of metropolitan areas by population|world's fifth most populous]] metropolitan area. Mumbai lies on the west coast of India and has a deep natural [[harbor|harbor]]. Mumbai's port handles over half of India's maritime cargo.<ref name="Manorama2006">{{ cite book | title = Manorama Yearbook 2006 | year = 2006 | publisher = Malayala Manorama | location = Kottayam, India | isbn = 8189004077 }}</ref>
m/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&srt=pnan World Gazetteer estimate for 2008-01-01]</ref> Along with the neighbouring suburbs of [[Navi Mumbai]] and [[Thane]], it forms, at 19 million, the [[List of metropolitan areas by population|world's fifth most populous]] metropolitan area. Mumbai lies on the west coast of India and has a deep natural [[harbor|harbor]]. Mumbai's port handles over half of India's maritime cargo.<ref name="Manorama2006">{{ cite book | title = Manorama Yearbook 2006 | year = 2006 | publisher = Malayala Manorama | location = Kottayam, India | isbn = 8189004077 }}</ref>