Bangladesh /bɑːŋlɑːdɛʃ/;
i/ˌbæŋɡləˈdæʃ/ (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ,
pronounced: [ˈbaŋlad̪eʃ] (
),
lit. "The nation of Bengal"), officially the People's Republic of
Bangladesh (Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী
বাংলাদেশ Gônôprôjatôntri
Bangladesh), is a country located on the fertile Bengal delta in South Asia. It is bordered by India to its west, north and east, by Burma to its south-east and by the Bay of Bengal to its south.
It is separated from Nepal and Bhutan by the narrow Chicken's Neck.
Bangladesh has the world's eighth-largest population with more than 160 million
people, also making it one of the
world's most densely populated countries. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and also one of the world's
largest cities. Bangladesh is also known as "the land of rivers". Together
with the neighboring Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura, it makes up the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal.More at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh
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