Popular locations in Bangladesh

Location: Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India

Population: 150,448,339 (July 2007 est.)

Religions: Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998)

Languages: Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English

National holiday: Independence Day, 26 March (1971); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of Bangladesh

Currency (code): taka (BDT)

Exchange rates: taka per US dollar - 69.893 (2007), 69.031 (2006), 64.328 (2005), 59.513 (2004), 58.15 (2003)