Location: Asia
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Dhaka
Main Cities: Chittagong, Khulna
Population: 125,201,000
Area: 144,000 km2
Currency: 1 Bangladesh taka = 100 poisha
Languages: Bengali, English
Religions: Muslim, Hindu
More about Bangladesh: a republic in S Asia: formerly the Eastern Province of Pakistan; became independent in 1971 after civil war and the defeat of Pakistan by India; consists of the plains and vast deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers; prone to flooding: economy based on jute and jute products (over 70 per cent of world production); a member of the Commonwealth. Language: Bengali. Religion: Muslim. Currency: taka. Capital: Dhaka. Pop.: 149 665 000 (2004 est.). Area: 142 797 sq. km (55 126 sq. miles)