Bangladesh

• Capital: Dhaka
• Major Cities
  • Chittagong
  • Khulna
• Major Geographical Features
  • Bay of Bengal
  • Ganges River
  • Brahmaputra River
• Official Name: People's Republic of Bangladesh
  • Formerly East Pakistan
• Religion: Muslim (83%)
• Languages:
  • Bangla or Bengali (official)
  • English
• 1947: Bangladesh becomes East Pakistan, administered by Pakistan
• 1970: Awami League wins elections, eventually leads independence movement
• 1975: Military coup
• Independence: 1971 from Pakistan
• Government: parliamentary democracy
• Currency: taka (BDT)
• Iowa is slightly larger than Bangladesh
• Literacy: 43.1%
• 7th largest nation in population (150 million people)
• Very poor nation
• The alluvial plains in Bangladesh often flood, displacing people
• The Ganges Delta is the largest river delta in the world
• 3rd largest population of Muslims
• One of the most densely populated nations
• The Tropic of Cancer passes through southern Bangladesh