Chin State
The Chin State is situated in the Western part of Myanmar. This mountainous region has very few flat lands. The average height of the hills are between 5000 and 9000 feet. The famous Mount Victoria has a height of 10,400 feet. The Chin State has a land area of 13,907 square miles and the population numbered only 470,000 people. Most of them are Chins but Myanmar and other ethnic minorities also reside there. Terraced farming is practiced and rice, rye, maize, sericulture, cotton, coffee and apples are cultivated in the hills. The main cottage industry in this region is traditional weaving.

The capital of Chin State is Haka. Other towns are Falam, Tiddim, Tunzan, Htantalan, Matupi, Paletwa and Mindat. The Chin nationals are great hunters and warriors. The Chins believe in Christianity and animism. Spiritual worship rites in honour of their incestors and post-harvest festivals are merrily held annually.

Nat Ma Taung (mountain) national park is located in Kanpet-let, Mindut and Matupi townships of southern Chin State. It covers an area of 279 square miles, and is established in 1994. Forests include hill evergreen forests, moist upper mixed deciduous forests, pine forest (above) and hill savanna. Mammals such as tiger, bear, wild boar, leopard, goat, scrow, gibbon, etc. and 159 bird species, reptiles and butterfly are present.