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Area (sq.km) 144,000 Population 147,365,352 Capital Dhaka Currency taka (BDT) President Iajuddin Ahmed
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Bangladesh came into existence in 1971 when Bengali East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan. About a third of this extremely poor country floods annually during the monsoon rainy season, hampering economic development.
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