Bangladesh
People's Republic of Bangladesh
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About Bangladesh
Bangladesh is one of the world's most densely populated countries, with people crammed into the Ganges-Brahmaputra River Delta, the largest riverine delta in the world.
Bangladesh has a large marshy jungle coastline known as the Sundarbans, one of the largest mangrove forests in the world. The Sundarbans consists of a many islands with thousands of meandering streams, creeks, rivers and a forest that is the natural habitat of the world famous Royal Bengal Tiger. Its rich wildlife of spotted deer, crocodiles, lizards and many beautifull birds make it an ideal destination for wildlife spotters.
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General information
- Capital: Dhaka
- Language: Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English
- Climate: Tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)
- Timezone: UTC +6
- Currency: 1 Taka (BDT) = 100 paisa
- Electricity plugs: a c d g k (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 144,319,628 (July 2005 est.)
- Interl. accesscode +880
- Toplevel domain .bd
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Good to know
The Bengalis have a homogeneous society with a rich cultural heritage of more than 2500 years assimilated elements of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Islam.
Religion: Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998)
National holiday: Independence Day, 26 March (1971)
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