- WEST BENGAL IS A STATE IN THE EASTERN REGION OF INDIA AND IS THE NATION'S FOURTH MOST POPULOUS.IT IS ALSO THE SEVENTH MOST POPULOUS SUB-NATIONAL ENTITY IN THE WORLD.
- WEST BENGAL IS THE SIXTH-LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO INDIA'S GDP. IT IS BORDERED BY THE COUNTRIES OF NEPAL, BHUTAN, AND BANGLADESH AND THE STATES OF ORISSA, JHARKHAND, BIHAR, SIKKIM, AND ASSAM AND HAS AN AREA OF 34,267 SQ MI (88,752 SQ KM); THE CAPITAL IS KOLKATA (CALCUTTA).
- WEST BENGAL ENCOMPASSES TWO BROAD NATURAL REGIONS, THE GANGETIC PLAIN IN THE SOUTH AND THE SUB-HIMALAYAN AND HIMALAYAN AREA IN THE NORTH.
