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Overview

From the Sundarbans mangroves to Darjeeling's ridges, with Kolkata as its cultural anchor.

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West Bengal is a state of East India with its seat of government at Kolkata.

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It spans 88,752 km² across 23 districts and is home to roughly 10.0 crore people.

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The regional economy is measured at about ₹17.2 lakh crore in gross state domestic product.

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Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest on earth

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Durga Puja is on UNESCO's intangible heritage list

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Darjeeling tea holds a protected GI tag