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Bangladesh, in full, People's Republic of
Bangladesh, republic of southern Asia, in the north-eastern
portion of the Indian subcontinent, bordered on the west,
north, and east by India, on the south-east by Myanmar (Burma),
and on the south by the Bay of Bengal. The area of the country
is 143,998 sq km (55,598 sq mi). The capital and largest city
of Bangladesh is Dhaka.
Capital - Dhaka - 3,397,190 (1991)
Population - 118,700,000 (1993)
Life Expectancy - 56 years for men and women
Area - 143,998 sq km (55,598 sq mi)
Religions - Islam; Hinduism, Christianity;
Buddhism
Currency - Taka
Standard Time is 6 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+6)

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