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Bangladesh is located on the coast in south Asia, sharing its western, northern, and eastern borders with India and its southeastern border with Myanmar. The capital city is Dhaka.
Basic Facts and information About Bangladesh





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  • Population: 150,448,339 (July 2007 est.)
  • Land Area: 133,910 sq km
  • Capital City: Dhaka
  • Languages: English,  Bangla(official)
  • Religions: 83% Muslim, 16% Hindu, 1% other
  • Government: republic
  • Date of independence: 12/16/1971
  • GDP: $336.7 billion (2006 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


  • Visit the Bangladesh country page of MSU's globalEDGE.


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