| Republic of Bengalবঙ্গীয় প্রজাতন্ত্র (Bengali) Bangiya Prajatantra | |
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| Anthem: আমার সোনার বাংলা (Bengali) Amar Sonar Bangla ("My Golden Bengal") | |
.svg) Location of اردو بولنے والے ملا/Bengal (dark green)– in Indian Subcontinent (light green & dark grey) | |
| Capitaland largest city | Calcutta 22°34′03″N 88°22′12″W / 22.56750°N 88.37000°W / 22.56750; -88.37000 |
| Official language and national language | |
| Regional and minority languages | |
| 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 |
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| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic that includes confessionalism |
| • President | Mamata Banerjee |
| • Prime Minister | Mohammad Salim |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| • Upper house | House of Lords |
| • Lower house | House of Commons |
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |
| • Declaration | 15 August 1947 |
| • Current constitution | 1 January 2025 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 259,651 km (100,252 sq mi) (78th) |
| • Water (%) | 0.0 |
| Population | |
| • 2024 estimate | 296,000,000 (3rd) |
| • 2011 census | 250,061,199 |
| • Density | 1,140/km (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) |  29.0low 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) |
| Drives on | Left |
| Calling code | +924 |
| Internet TLD | .bn • .বাংলা |
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