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Geography: Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Myanmar and India. Climate:
Tropical
climate with a very hot, wet monsoon season July - October. Capital:
Dhaka, population 6.5 million Population:
128 million,
14% in urban areas. Religion: 86.6% Islamic, 12% Hindu, 0.6%
Buddhist, 0.3% Christian. Language:
Official
language is Bengali, with English in legal and commercial use. Currency: The Taka. |
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