| Area | 144,000 sq km (55,599 sq miles) |
Population | 164.4 million (UN, 2010) |
Capital City | Dhaka, 6.7 million population (approx) |
People | Bengalis (98%), and small numbers of tribes people. |
Languages | Bangla, and some tribal languages. English is quite widely spoken by those with education. |
Religion(s) | Islam (89%), Hinduism (10%). Buddhists and Christians make up about 1% of the population |
Currency | Taka |
Major political parties | Bangladesh Awami League (AL), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Jatiya Party (N) (JPN) |
Government | Parliamentary Republic. Bangladesh is a Parliamentary Democracy with a non-executive President elected by Parliament. Parliament and President are both elected for five years. |
Head of State | President Zillur Rahman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina |
Membership of international groupings/organisations | Commonwealth, South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), UN, Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) |
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