LOCATION@1 is the area encompassing LOCATION@2 's states of LOCATION@3 , LOCATION@4 , LOCATION@5 and LOCATION@6 as well as the union territories of LOCATION@7 and LOCATION@8 , occupying NUMBER@1 % of area .

South LOCATION@2 consists of the four southern MISC@1 states of LOCATION@3 , LOCATION@4 , LOCATION@5 and LOCATION@6 as well as the union territories of LOCATION@8 and the Lakshadweep archipelago .
