Deccan (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)

The Deccan (Tamil: டெக்கான் Ṭekkāṉ; Telugu: దక్కన్ Ḍakkan; Malayalam: ഡെക്കാൺ Ḍekkan), officially the Federation of the Deccan (French: Fédération du Deccan; Tamil: டெக்கான் கூட்டமைப்பு Ṭekkāṉ kūṭṭamaippu; Telugu: దక్కన్ సమాఖ్య Dakkan samākhya; Malayalam: ഡെക്കാൺ സംയുക്തരാജ്യം Ḍekkan ḍaṁyarktarājyaṁ), is a country in South Asia in the Indian sub-continent. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the south-west, and the Bay of Bengal on the south-east, it shares land borders with India to the north. In the Indian Ocean, the Deccan is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives. It has a population of 2.7 million people and has an area covering 428,345 km2. The Deccan is a member of the French Community. Its capital city is Pondichéry.