| Name: | Bangladesh (People's Republic of Bangladesh) |
| Local name (Bengali): | বাংলাদেশ (গণ প্রজাতঁত্রী বাংলাদেশ) |
| Bordering countries: | Burma, India |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 144 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 138 448 ths. |
| Capital: | Dacca (ঢাকা) |
| Official language: | Bengali |
