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Bangladesh CIA Map |
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| Location |
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India |
| Grography |
most of the country is situated on deltas of large rivers flowing from the Himalayas: the Ganges unites with the Jamuna (main channel of the Brahmaputra) and later joins the Meghna to eventually empty into the Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates |
24 00 N, 90 00 E |
| Area |
total: 144,000 sq km land: 133,910 sq km water: 10,090 sq km |
| Terrain |
mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast |
| Natural Hazards |
droughts, cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season |
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Source: CIA World Factbook
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Source:
CIA World Factbook |
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