Bangladesh
Key Facts
| Capital: | Dhaka, about 14.4 million inhabitants |
| Area: | 143,998 km² |
| Population: | about 166.3 million |
| Languages: | Bengali (official), English |
| Religion: | Islam (89.7 %), Hindu (9.2 %), others (1.1 %) |
| Literacy rate: | 57.7 % |
| Currency: | 1 Bangladeshi taka (BDT) |
| Time zone: | GMT/UTC + 6 |
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India and Burma. Its capital city is Dhaka. The region used to be known as Bengal. A developing country, Bangladesh is the world's seventh-most populous country, with 166.3 million people (2014). The official language is Bengali.
