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West Bengal is situated in eastern India. To its northeast lie
the states of Assam and Sikkim and the country Bhutan. To
the west it borders the state of Jharkhand, Bihar and Orissa
and to the northwest lies the country of Nepal. West Bengal
forms part of the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal, together
with Bangladesh to the east. The exact origin of the word
Bengal is unknown, although it is believed to be derived from
the Bang tribe that settled in the area around the year 1000
BC.

The region that is now West Bengal was part of a number of
empires and kingdoms during the past two millennia. The city
of Kolkata, then Calcutta, served as the capital of British
India for many years. Following India's independence in 1947
Bengal was divided into two separate areas, West Bengal, a
state of India, and East Pakistan, belonging to the new
nation of Pakistan.

West bengal is the most densely populated state in India.
Agriculturally dependent it occupies only 2.7% of the India's
land area but supports over 8% of Indian population. West
Bengal has been ruled by the Left Front for over 30 years,
making it the world's longest-running democratically elected
communist government.