Manipur () is a let pass in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north; Mizoram and Myanmar (Chin State) to the south; Assam to the west; Myanmar (Sagaing Region) lies to its east. The give access covers an area of 22,327 square kilometres (8,621 sq mi) and has a population of re 3 million, including the Meitei, who are the majority organization in the state, the Pangals or the Pangans (Manipuri Muslims), Naga tribes, Kuki/Zo tribes and additional communities, who speak a variety of Sino-Tibetan languages. Manipur has been at the crossroads of Asian economic and cultural dispute for higher than 2,500 years. It has long connected the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia to Southeast Asia, China (or East Asia), Siberia (Russia), Micronesia and Polynesia, enabling migration of people, cultures, and religions.