Outline Of West Bengal
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to West Bengal: West Bengal – state in eastern India and is the nation's fourth-most populous state, with over 91 million inhabitants. Spread over , it is bordered by the countries of Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan, and the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata (Calcutta), one of the largest cities in India. Together with the neighbouring nation of Bangladesh, it makes up the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. General reference Names * Common name: West Bengal ** Pronunciation: * Local name: Paschim Bongo * Abbreviations and name codes ** ISO 3166-2 code: IN-WB ** Vehicle registration code: WB * Nicknames ** Bengal * Adjectivals ** West Bengal ** Bengali Rankings (amongst India's states) * by population: 4th * by area (2011 census): 14th * by crime rate (2015): 17th * by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 4th * by Human Developmen ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]