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

Cordenadas Geográficas: 24 00 N, 90 00 E

Referencias en el mapa: Asia

Area:
total: 144,000 sq km
land: 133,910 sq km
water: 10,090 sq km

Area - comparativo: slightly smaller than Wisconsin

Fronteras:
total: 4,246 km
border countries: Burma 193 km, India 4,053 km

Costa: 580 km

Demandas Marítimas:
contiguous zone: 18 nm
continental shelf: up to the outer limits of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Clima: tropical; cool, dry winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); cool, rainy monsoon (June to October)

Terreno: mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast

Extremos de Elevación:
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Keokradong 1,230 m

Recursos Naturales: natural gas, arable land, timber

Uso de Tierras:
arable land: 73%
permanent crops: 2%
permanent pastures: 5%
forests and woodland: 15%
other: 5% (1993 est.)

Tierras Irrigadas: 31,000 sq km (1993 est.)

Peligros Naturales: droughts, cyclones; much of the country routinely flooded during the summer monsoon season

Ambiente - asuntos actuales: many people are landless and forced to live on and cultivate flood-prone land; limited access to potable water; water-borne diseases prevalent; water pollution especially of fishing areas results from the use of commercial pesticides; intermittent water shortages because of falling water tables in the northern and central parts of the country; soil degradation; deforestation; severe overpopulation

Ambiente - acuerdos internacionales:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea