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Bangladesh
Country Profile
Full Name: People's Republic of Bangladesh
Borders with: India, Burma (Myanmar), Bay of Bengal
Capital City: Dhaka
Size: 144,000 square km
Population: 147 million (estimate)
Population under 18: 45%
Population living below $1 a day: 36%
Population below national poverty line: 49.8%
Population growth rate: 2.08%
Infant mortality rate: 56.4 per thousand live births
Married by 18 (females 25-49): 82.5%
(Source: UNFPA/World Bank/Unicef )
Bangladesh is one of the world’s most densely populated countries and also one of the poorest. The tropical monsoons and heavy summer rains are generally accompanied by cyclones and floods, often with catastrophic consequences. For many Bangladeshis extreme poverty is a way of life, and for many children it is the only life they know.
Save the Children Australia has been working in Bangladesh for over 20 years.
Our programs in Bangladesh
Click on the links below to read more about our work in Bangladesh