Despite being considered one of the world's more crowded countries, well over 85% of the people live very peacefully in small villages and hamlets. 'Daffy' Dhaka (the overstuffed capital) and Chittagong (the largest seaport) aside, rural Bangladesh feels relaxed, spacious and friendly. Bangladesh is nestled in the crook of the Bay of Bengal, sharing borders with India and Myanmar, fronting onto the Bay of Bengal. Except for the hilltract regions, the country is largely flat and dominated by the braided strands of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Jamuna and Karnaphuli rivers. Although almost ignored as a tourist spot in the South Asian region, it offers much more than being just a 'tourist-free' destination...
A Few Basic Stats...
Area: About 144,000 sq. km. (About the size of Wisconsin)
Population: 130 million (till we lost count...)
Capital City: Dhaka (pop: 8 million and sprouting)
People: 95% Bengali, 2% Bihari, 3% Indigenous
Languages: Bengali, English (Binglish) & several tribal languages
Religion: 85% Islam, 12% Hindu, 2% Buddhist and 1% Christian & Animist
Government: Constitutional Republic
Time: GMT/UTC plus six hours
Electricity: 220 volts, 50Hz
Weights & Measures: Metric
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