Surface area: 147,570 km2
Population: 169,828,911
Density: 1,106 inhabitants/km2
Language: Bengali (official), English
Currency unit: Bangladeshi Taka
Capital: Dhaka
Institutional form: People's Republic
Member of: UN, TWO, SAARC, BIMSTEC, IMCTC, Commonwealth and OIC
Religion: Muslims (89.5%), Hindus (8.5%), Buddhists (0.6%), Christians (0.4%)