Republic of Bengal | |
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Anthem: আমার সোনার বাংলা (Bengali) Amar Sonar Bangla ("My Golden Bengal") | |
Capital and largest city | Calcutta 22°34′03″N 88°22′12″W / 22.56750°N 88.37000°W |
Official language and national language | |
Regional and minority languages[a] | |
Ethnic groups (2011) | 92.8% Bengali 7.2% other |
Religion (2011) | 63.7% Islam 34.4% Hinduism 0.7% Christianity 0.5% Buddhism 0.1% no religion 0.6% other |
Demonym(s) | |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic that includes confessionalism |
Mamata Banerjee | |
Mohammad Salim | |
Legislature | Parliament |
House of Lords | |
House of Commons | |
Independence from the United Kingdom | |
15 August 1947 | |
1 January 2025 | |
Area | |
• Total | 259,651 km2 (100,252 sq mi) (78th) |
• Water (%) | 0.0 |
Population | |
• 2024 estimate | 296,000,000 (3rd) |
• 2011 census | 250,061,199 |
• Density | 1,140/km2 (2,952.6/sq mi) (14th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | $2.639 trillion (14th) |
• Per capita | $8,916 (125th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | $730 billion (21st) |
• Per capita | $2,466 (150th) |
Gini (2022) | 29.0 low inequality |
HDI (2024) | 0.658 medium (140th) |
Currency | Indian rupee (₹) (INR) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (EIT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+7 (EIST) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD)[b] |
Drives on | left |
Calling code | +924 |
Internet TLD | .bn[c] • .বাংলা |
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