Explanation
HERE ARE THE FIVE SMALLEST STATES OF INDIA IN TERMS OF AREA, LISTED IN ASCENDING ORDER:
1. Goa - 3,702 square kilometers
2. Sikkim - 7,096 square kilometers
3. Tripura - 10,491 square kilometers
4. Nagaland - 16,579 square kilometers
5. Manipur - 22,327 square kilometers