Bangladesh is a republic and with some 153 million inhabitants one of the most densely populated areas in the world. The country is almost entirely enclosed by India, only the southeastern part bordering Myanmar. Here lies the Chittagong Hill Tracts, which consists of low hills covered with tropical rainforest with inde remains near the highest mountain in Bangladesh, the Keokradang (1230 m). The beaches along the southeast coast with a length of 120 km the longest uninterrupted beaches in the world. Inani Beach is considered the broadest beach in the world. In southern Bangladesh has a spectacular coastline in the Bay of Bengal, including the mouth of the rivers Garai and the Meghna. The Jamuna river mouth in the Ganges, the rivers Ganges and the Brahmaputra end in their turn in the Meghna. In conjunction with the monsoons, this much flooding, but by the tropical climate in the winter often drought. Bangladesh, after occupation of the British and the Pakistanis, became independent in 1975, but had not until 1991's first free elections after 15 years of military dictatorship. Dhaka with 10 million inhabitants the capital and also the largest city of Bangladesh. Sightseeing in the city include the fortress of Aurangabad (Lal Bagh Fort), the Zevenkoepelige mosque, the Bara Katra Palace and the Dhakeshwari Temple (the temple of the goddess hidden). In 1985, on the UNESCO World Bagerhat town and the Buddhist monastery Somapura Vihara (8th century). The city of Bagerhat was founded in the 15th century and is known for its mosques. Later followed the Mangrove forests of the Sundarbans, located in the delta of the Ganges. The forests are especially known for their very rich fauna.