West Bengal · 01 / 30
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