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Republic of Bengala প্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলা | |
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| Motto: "জনগণের –শাসনই – ভবিষ্যৎ" (Bengali) "People's – rule – is – the – future" | |
| Anthem: ""আমার – সোনার – বাংলা" (Bengali)" My Golden Bengal a | |
| Capital and largest city | Kolkata |
| Official languages | |
| Ethnic groups |
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| Demonym(s) | Bengali |
| Government | Republic |
• President | Naba Kumar Ghosh |
• Prime Minister | Pratap Chandra Mukherjee |
| Legislature | National Folkmeet |
| Independence from India | |
• Declared | 7 June 1970 |
| Population | |
• October 2021 estimate | 10,629,214 |
• 2017 census | 9,541,873 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $900.854 billion |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $78.652 billion |
| Gini (2018) |  13.5low |
| HDI (2018) |  9.214Error: Invalid HDI value (2nd) |
| Currency | Bengali Taka |
| Time zone | IST |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +92 |
| Internet TLD | .bn |
The Republic of Bengal (Bengali: প্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলা), also Bengaala (বাংলা), is an independent Republic in southern part of the continent of Asia . It is a regional power in the region, with the status of the fifth largest country in the Indian subcontinent. The capital and largest city is Kolkata. It has a population of 9.5 million, with 30% of the population residing in Kolkata and surrounding regions.