Country Profiles.

• Bangladesh gained independence on March 26, 1971.
• Bangladesh is a parliamentary republic.
• The head of government in Bangladesh is Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed.
• The major bodies of water in Bangladesh are the Bay of Bengal, Brahmaputra River, and the Ganges River.
• The highest point in Bangladesh is Mowdok Taung at 2,933 feet and the lowest point is the Indian ocean at 0 feet.
• Bangladesh is slightly smaller than Iowa.
• Bangladesh's currency is the Bangladeshi Taka.
• Bangladesh's natural resources are natural gas, arable land, timber, and coal.
• Bangladesh's national symbols are the Bengal tiger and water lily.
• Bangladesh has a population of 167,184,465 and ranks 8th.
• Bhutan's independence dates are December 17, 1907 and August 8, 1949.
• The head of Bhutan's government is Prime Minister Lotay Tshering.
• The major bodies of water in Bhutan are Drangme Chhu, Raidak, Sankosh, and the Manas Rivers.
• Bhutan is slightly larger than Maryland.
• Bhutan's currency is the ngultrum or the Indian rupee.
• Bhutan's highest point is Gangkar Puensum at 24,835 feet and its lowest point is Drangme Chhu at 2,614 feet.
• Bhutan's natural resources are timber, hydropower, gypsum, and calcium carbonate.
• Bhutan's ethnic groups are the Ngalop and ethnic Nepali.
• Bangladesh's ethnic group is the Bengali.
• Bhutan's national symbol is the thunder dragon.
• Bhutan's major languages are Sharchopkha, Dzongkha, and Lhotshampa.
• Bhutan's population is 876,181 and it ranks 165th.
• India gained independence on August 15, 1947.
• India's heads of government are President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• The major bodies of water in India are the Brahmaputra, Indus, and Ganges Rivers as well as the saltwater lake Chilika.
• The highest point in India is Kanchenjunga at 28,169 feet and its lowest point is the Indian Ocean at 0 feet.
• India is slightly larger than one-third the size of the U.S.
• India's currency is the Indian rupee.
• India's natural resources are coal, iron ore, chalcophile, manganese, and arable land.
• India's ethnic groups are Indo-Aryan and Dravidian.
• India's national symbols are the Asiatic lion, Bengal tiger, and the lotus flower.
• India's major religions are Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhism, and Jainism.
• India's major languages are Hindu, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, and Tamil.
• The Maldives gained independence on July 26, 1965.
• The head of government in the Maldives is President Ibrahim Mohamad Solih.
• The Maldives has no major bodies of water and is surrounded by the Indian Ocean.
• The highest point in the Maldives is Villingili Island at 16 feet and the lowest point is the Indian Ocean at 0 feet.
• The Maldives is just under two times the size of Washington, D.C.
• The currency in the Maldives is the rufiyaa.
• The Maldives' natural resource is fish.