Geographical
position: Bangladesh is located in Southern
Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and
India. The country’s climate is tropical; mild
winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to
June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October).
Languages: Bangla (official, also known as Bengali),
English. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh.
Surface: 144,000 sq km
Population: 144,319,628
System of government:
parliamentary democracy
Capital: Dhaka
Religion: Muslim 83%, Hindu
16%, other 1% (1998)
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