Bangladesh is a independent state in South Asia. The constitutional name of Bangladesh is the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Geopolitically, Bangladesh is bordered by West Bengal of India to the west, West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya to the north, Assam, Tripura and Mizoram to the east, China and Rakhine State of Myanmar to the southeast and Bay of Bengal to the south. Geographically, Bangladesh covers the lion's share of the world's largest deltaic islands.
57 international rivers flow through the riverine Bangladesh. Northeast and south-east of Bangladesh are covered with Tertiary mountains. The world's largest mangrove forest Sundarbans and the longest natural beach Cox's Bazar beach is located in Bangladesh.
