Around the World in the Hetzel Kitchen

History : Bangladesh used to be part of India, but then broke off as part of Pakistan.  Eventually, due to politics and marginalization, East Pakistan split off and created the new country of Bangladesh.  (Inside joke: now with words like pantyhose and Bangladesh!  Anyone?) Location : Southern Asia between Burma and India Area : Over 140,000 sq km; 94th in the world          Slightly smaller than Iowa Population : Over 150,000,000; 7th in the world -- now that is some density Health : High risk of major infection diseases Language : Bangla (AKA Bengali) Schooling : Total school life expectancy is only 8 years Capital : Dhaka GDP Per Capita : $1700; 196th in the world out of 229 Ethnic groups : Together with West Bengal in India, Bengal is an larger ethno-linguistic region Cuisine : Similar to India, although more likely to incorporate beef because the majority is Muslim, not Hindi And then of course there is the Bengal ...

NOTE: There, at a future date, will be some clarifications to the Bahamas.  Not going to be doing that yet, though.  Want to keep you waiting. Also, if you have problem posting comments, let me know.  If you are on the general blog, you should be able to click on the number of comments and it will bring you to a screen where you can enter more. Bahrain Note on history : In 1783, the al-Khalifa family captured Bahrain from the Persians. Location : Archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia Land area : 760 square km, 187th in the world                3.5 times the size of DC Irrigated land : 40 sq km Natural disasters : Drought and dust storms Population : Over 700,000; 163rd in the world Adjective : Bahraini Religion : Over 81% Muslim Capital : Manama (do dooo do do do...manamana) US Embassy : The CIA factbook notes that the ambassador from the US lives next door to the Al-Ahli...