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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Iowa |
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Area > Land
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133,910 sq km |
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[94th of 238]
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Area > Total
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144,000 sq km |
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[99th of 250]
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Capital city with population
Dhaka (city) - 3,839,000; (metro area) 8,500,000 |
Climate
tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October) |
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Forested Land
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10.2% |
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[146th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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24 00 N, 90 00 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Burma 193 km, India 4,053 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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55.39% |
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[1st of 258]
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Largest city
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Dhaka |
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Largest city population
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8,545,000 |
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[15th of 174]
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Largest city with population
Dhaka (city) - 3,839,000; (metro area) 8,500,000 |
Location
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India |
Map references
Asia |
Natural hazards
droughts, cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season |
Natural resources
natural gas, arable land, timber, coal |
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Population density
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949.28 people per sqkm |
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[11th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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1,089.52 people/m²
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[8th of 204]
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Surface area > sq. km
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144,000 km²
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[93rd of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mowdok |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Bangladesh, People's Republic of Bangladesh
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