Bangladesh shares a border with Burma and India. It is mostly flat alluvial plains but hilly in the southeast.
People who live in Bangladesh are known as Bangladeshi, which is also the adjective used to describe items from this country. As of July 2011, there are about 158.6 million people in Bangladesh. Most of these people are Bengali (98%) with some other tribal groups (2%). The official language is Bangla, which is also known as Bengali. English is also spoken there. Most of the country is Muslim (90%) with some Hindu (10%).
The country's official name is the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The capital is Dhaka, and the country is made up of 7 divisions. Bangladesh gained independence on March 26, 1971 and enacted a constitution on November 4, 1972. The constitution can be found here through Constitution Finder. The current president is Zillur Rahman. Information about the leaders of Bangladesh's government can be found here. The currency in Bangladesh is the taka (abbreviated BDT), which stands at 70.59 BDT per USD as of 2010.
All of this information was gathered from the CIA World Factbook. For more information, check out these resources...
Bangladesh Parliament Site
Bangladesh, CIA World Factbook
Background Note: Bangladesh, U.S. Department of State
Bangladesh 2010 Country Report on Human Rights Practices, U.S. Department of State.
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