Bangladesh Map
Bangladesh population, geography and currency
Country name:Bangladesh
Country code: BD
Capital: Dhaka
Currency: Taka
Currency code: BDT
Population: 153,546,896 (July 2008 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.022% (2008 est.)
Total Area: 144,000 sq km
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Religions: Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998)
Languages: Bangla, English
Land Area: 133,910 sq km
Water : 10,090 sq km
Natural Resources: natural gas, timber, arable land, coal
Border countries: India and Burma
Below poverty line population:35.6% (1995-96 est.)
Location: Southern Asia
Climate: hot, humid summer (March to June), warm rainy monsoon (June to October), tropical, mild winter (October to March).
