Capital City:

Dhaka

Population:

159 million

Life expectancy:

male 71.5 years, female 75.9 years

Population with improved drinking water:

 urban 86.5%, rural 87%

Infant mortality rate:

30.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

32.8%

Adult literacy rate:

male 75.7%, female 70.1%

Religion:

Muslim 89.1%, Hindu 10%, other 0.9% (includes Buddhist, Christian) (2013 est.)

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

Over 40% of people living in Bangladesh (26 million children)

A little bit of history