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Bangladesh

ChittagongSylhetDhakaRangpurRajshahiKhulnaBarisalChittagongSylhetDhakaRangpurRajshahiKhulnaBarisalIndiaMyanmarNepalIndian Ocean
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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

The huge delta region at the confluence of the Ganges and Brahmaputra River systems -- now referred to as Bangladesh -- was a loosely incorporated outpost of various empires for much of the first millennium A.D. Muslim conversions and settlement in the region began in the 10th century, primarily from Arab and Persian traders and preachers. Europeans established trading posts in the area in the 16th century. Eventually the area known as Bengal, which is primarily Hindu in the western section and mostly Muslim in the eastern half, became part of British India.

Capital
Dhaka
Government
parliamentary republic
Population
174,370,536
Area
148,460 sq km
Location
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India
Climate
tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)
Natural resources
natural gas; arable land; timber; coal
Languages
Bangla 98.8% (official; also known as Bengali); other 1.2%
Religions
Muslim 91%; Hindu 8%; other 1%
Independence
16 December 1971 (from Pakistan)
Administrative divisions
8 divisions; Barishal, Chattogram, Dhaka, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sylhet
Currency
taka (BDT)
Export partners
USA 16%; Germany 15%; UK 8%; Spain 7%…
Import partners
China 34%; India 17%; Indonesia 5%; Singapore 5%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

7 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
ChittagongDivisionBD-B
SylhetDivisionBD-G
DhakaDivisionBD-C
RangpurDivisionBD-F
RajshahiDivisionBD-E
KhulnaDivisionBD-D
BarisalDivisionBD-A

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Currency
taka (BDT)
Languages
Bangla 98.8% (official; also known as Bengali); other 1.2%
Government
parliamentary republic
Climate
tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)

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