'''Bangladesh''' (; , ), officially the '''People's Republic of Bangladesh''', is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 163 million people, in an area of according to CIA World factbook (2021) , and according to Bangladesh Statistics Bureau (2020)  making it one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, Myanmar to the southeast, and the Bay of Bengal to the south. It is narrowly separated from Nepal and Bhutan by the Siliguri Corridor, and from China by the Indian state of Sikkim in the north, respectively. The Bengalis make up 98% of the total population of Bangladesh. The large Muslim population of Bangladesh makes it the third-largest Muslim-majority country. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's economic, political, and cultural hub. Chittagong, the largest seaport is the second-largest city.