The state of West Bengal extends from the Himalayas in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the south. It lies between lat. 20o 31' N and 27o 12' N and long. 85o 50' E and 89o 52' E covering a geographic area of 88,752 sq.km. Five States (Sikkim, Assam, Bihar Jharkhand and Orissa) and three countries (Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh) surround West Bengal – Sikkim to the North, Bhutan to the North-East, Assam and Bangladesh to the East, Nepal, Bihar and Jharkhand to the West and Jharkhand and Orissa to the South-West. The exteme south end into the Bay of Bengal.

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