Bangladesh

Area: 144 000 km²

Population: 150 448 339 (2007)

Population density: 1044.8 pers./km²

Capital: Dhaka

Government type: Parliamentary republic

Official language: Bengali

Ethnic groups: Bengali 98%, other 2%

Religion: Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1%

Currency: Bangladeshi taka (BDT)

Time zone: UTC+6

Administrative divisions: Bangladesh is divided into 6 divisions, divisions are subdivided into 64 districts, which are further subdivided into 482 subdistricts

Highest point: Keokradong 1 230 m

Longest river: Ganges River 2 510 km

Largest lake: Lake Kaptai 685 km²

Largest cities: Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet

Calling code: +880

Internet TLD: .bd