Bangladesh
Bangladesh lies in South Asia. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 9 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Bangladesh trivia questions
Bangladesh is located in which continent?
Answer: Asia
Bonus fact: Bangladesh lies in South Asia.
Bangladesh lies largely in the delta formed by the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and what other river system?
Answer: Meghna
Bonus fact: The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta is one of the world's largest.
Bengal is a historic region divided mainly between Bangladesh and which country?
Answer: India
Bonus fact: West Bengal is an Indian state, while Bangladesh occupies eastern Bengal.
What is the capital of Bangladesh?
Answer: Dhaka
Bonus fact: The U.S. Department of State lists Dhaka as the capital of Bangladesh.
The Ganges River flows mainly through India and which other country?
Answer: Bangladesh
Bonus fact: The Ganges enters Bangladesh and joins a vast delta system.
Pakistan originally consisted of western Pakistan and what eastern territory?
Answer: East Bengal/East Pakistan
Bonus fact: East Pakistan became Bangladesh in 1971.
Which country shares land borders with India and Myanmar?
Answer: Bangladesh
Bonus fact: The UN Geospatial world map shows Bangladesh in this set of international land-boundary relationships.
The Bengal famine of 1943 occurred in which country under British colonial rule?
Answer: India
Bonus fact: Bengal was then part of British India; the region is now divided between India and Bangladesh.
Which of these countries shares a land border with India?
Answer: Bangladesh
Bonus fact: India also shares land borders with Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.