Bangladesh is located in South Asia, bordered by India in the north, the Bay of Bengal in the east and west, while Myanmar surrounds it to the south. Bangladesh is the eighth most populous country in the world. Officially known as the People's Republic of Bangladesh, it is the fourth largest Muslim country in the world after Indonesia, Pakistan and India.
The country is divided into seven administrative divisions, which are further subdivided into districts or zila. The districts are further divided into subdistricts or upazila. The country of Bangladesh is in the Asia continent and the latitude and longitude for the country are 23.8511° N, 89.9250° E.
Bangladesh is situated in southern Asia, on the delta of the 2 largest rivers on the Indian subcontinent—the Ganges and Jamuna (Brahmaputra). It borders with India in the west, north, and east, with Burma (also known as Myanmar) in the southeast, and with the Bay of Bengal in the south. The country's area is 144,000 square kilometers (55,598 square miles), and it is divided into 6 administrative divisions (Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Barisal, Rajshai and Sylhet) and 4 major municipal corporations (Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna and Rajshahi). Comparatively, the territory of Bangladesh is slightly greater than the state of New York. Bangladesh's capital city, Dhaka, is located in the central part of the country. Bangladesh occupies the eastern part of the Bengal region (the western part of the region is occupied by the Indian state of West Bengal), which historically was part of the great civilizations in the northeast of the Indian subcontinent. It previously mentioned that BANGLADESH is a South-Asian small country. It's total area is about 1,47,570 sq kilometer. Three sides of BANGLADESH are covered with INDIA and South-East side is covered with MYANMAR. BAY OF BENGAL is situated in the South side of BANGLADESH. Total boundary line of BANGLADESH is about 4712 km. The length of boundary line with India is about 3715 km. 280 km with Mayanmar. 716 km is the coast line of BANGLADESH. The political sea line of BANGLADESH is about 12 nm.
