People's Republic of Bangladesh
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Capital and largest city | Dhaka 23°42′N 90°21′E / 23.700°N 90.350°E |
Official languages | Bengali |
Common languages | Bengali (state language), English |
Ethnic groups (1998) | 98% Bengali 2% other |
Religion | Islam |
Demonym(s) | Bangladeshi |
Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
Mohammed Shahabuddin | |
Sheikh Hasina | |
• Speaker | Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury |
Syed Mahmud Hossain | |
Legislature | Jatiya Sangsad |
Independence from Pakistan | |
• Declared | 26 March 1971 |
• Current constitution | 4 November 1972 |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (92th) |
• Water (%) | 6.4 |
Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 166,368,149a (8th) |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (9th a) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $758 billion (29th) |
• Per capita | $4,600 |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $284.2 billion |
• Per capita | $1,740 |
Gini (2005) | 33.2 medium |
HDI (2018) | 0.603 medium · 136th |
Currency | Taka (BDT) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +880 |
ISO 3166 code | BD |
Internet TLD | .bd |
Website Official website | |
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Bangladesh (officially called People's Republic of Bangladesh) is a country in South Asia. To its west is West Bengal in India. To its northeast is Northeast India and to its southeast is the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar. Bangladesh's capital and largest city is Dhaka (formerly "Dacca"). Countries that are near Bangladesh include the People's Republic of China, Bhutan, and Nepal. To the south of Bangladesh is the Bay of Bengal.