About Bangladesh

People's Republic of Bangladesh

Capital and largest city:                      Dhaka

Currency:                                            Taka (1 USD= 83.67)

Area:                                                   159,453,001 (July 2018 est.)

Coastline:                                            580 km

Population:                                          156,050,883

Ethnic groups:                                     Bengali 98%, other 2%

Religions:                                            Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998)

Languages:                                          Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English

Government type:                               parliamentary democracy

Capital: name:                                     Dhaka

geographic coordinates:                      23 43 N, 90 24 E

time difference:                                   UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Administrative divisions:                    8 divisions; Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Mymensingh, Rangpur.