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Bangladesh (Ghana Prajatantri Bangladesh) is a people's republic, with the capital Dhaka, the country located in South Asia, is crossed by the Tropic of Cancer, and is bordered to the west, north and east by India, to the south-east with Burma (Myanmar) and is washed to the south by the Gulf of Bengal. The territory of Bangladesh extends over an immense plain, formed by the alluvial plains of the rivers Ganges, Brahmaputra-Jamuna, Tista and Surma-Meghna. Near the coast extends the immense delta of the Ganges-Brahmaputra, characterised by flooding of rivers and tides, to the west are the Sunderbans, a vast area covered by mangrove forests.
 

To the north is the Barind, a corrugated flatland situated between the Ganges and the Brahmaputra rivers. The only hilly areas of the country are the hills of Chittagong and a small area of the Shillong. The highest peak in the country, Mount Mowdok Mual (1,052 meters), is located on the border with Burma (Myanmar). The Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries in the world, its economy is based on agriculture (rice, wheat, barley, legumes, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cotton, tobacco, citrus, sugar cane, oil seeds, bananas, mangoes, pineapple, jute and tea), widespread breeding (cattle, buffalo), fishing (herring, shrimp) and forestry (rare wood). The only industrial activities of a certain importance are those related to the processing of agricultural products and the manufacture of textiles. 

 

Area: 143 998 sqkm. (Arable 67%, Pastures 4%, Forests and Woodlands 13%, Uncultivated and Unproductive 16%)

Population: 150 500 000 (2007 data)

State Capital: Dhaka.

Languages: The official language is Bengali.

Religion: Muslim 90% (Sunni 88%), Hinduist 9%.

Currency: Taka (BDT)

Time: UTC +6 hours.

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