Which country is Sikkim now?

Sikkim Kingdom is an independent monarchy from 1642 to 1975.

Ruled by the hereditary Chaga (king). 186 1 year, Sikkim kingdom became a country protected by Britain. 1887, Britain seized Sikkim and sent commissioners. 1947, India signed the status quo agreement with Sikkim and continued to send commissioners to Sikkim. 1950 became a protectorate of India. 1975 was formally annexed by India and became a state of India. 12 generation Chaga (King) Palden Tundup Nangale went into exile in the United States, formed a Sikkim government in exile, and announced that he would not recognize Indian rule over Sikkim. 1982, Palden tondup nangale died in new York state, USA, and Wangchuk Tenzing Namgyal succeeded him. Sikkim is one of the least developed countries in the world.

Sikkim kingdom is a multi-ethnic country. According to the statistics of 1969, the population is 19 1000, and most of them are immigrants from Nepal, accounting for about 75% of the total population. The indigenous people are all Bodhi people, that is, Tibetans and Indians, with equal numbers. Leibucha people are the earliest inhabitants of Sikkim. Most of them live in the forest area at an altitude of 65,438+0,200 meters, calling themselves Ba Long, which translates as Valley People. Ethnologically, they belong to the Indian people of zhina.

Language and writing: English is the official language of Sikkim, while Bodhi and Nepali are widely used among the people.

Religion: Buddhism and Hinduism are the two major religions in Sikkim. In terms of numbers, Hindus are in the majority. However, because all the kings believed in Lamaism and Leibucha people converted to Buddhism, this religion became the state religion. One-third of the people in China believe in Buddhism, and there are 35 monasteries, belonging to three tribes of Tibetan Buddhism, namely Lazongba, Andakeba and gangtok Ba. Among them, Batmayangze Temple is the largest, with nearly a thousand monks.