Area and Boundaries
Area:
total: 147,570 km²
country comparison to the world: 94
land: 133,910 km²
water: 10,090 km²
Area comparative:
- Australia comparative: 1.5 times larger than Tasmania
- Canada comparative: twice the size of New Brunswick
- United Kingdom comparative: larger than England
- United States comparative: slightly larger than Iowa
Land boundaries:
total: 4,246 km
border countries: Myanmar 193 km, India 4,053 km
Coastline: 580 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 18 nmi (33.3 km; 20.7 mi)
continental shelf: up to the outer limits of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi)
territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi)
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: In the Mowdok range at 1052 m (at N 21°47'12" E 92°36'36"), NOT Keokradong (883 m not 1,230 m) or Tajingdong (985 m not 1,280 m as sometimes reported)
Read more about this topic: Geography Of Bangladesh
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