Bengali Republic
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 language and national language |
Bengali |
| Ethnic groups | |
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| Demonym | Bangladeshi |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Abdul Hamid | |
| Sheikh Hasina | |
| Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury | |
| Surendra Kumar Sinha | |
| Legislature | Jatiya Sangsad |
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• Partition of Bengal and end of the British Raj
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14–15 August 1947 |
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• Independence declared from Pakistan
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26 March 1971 |
| 16 December 1971 | |
| 4 November 1972 | |
| 31 July 2015 | |
| Area | |
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• Total
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147,610 km2 (56,990 sq mi) (92nd) |
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• Water (%)
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6.4 |
| Population | |
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• 2017 estimate
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163,187,000 (8th) |
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• 2011 census
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149,772,364 (8th) |
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• Density
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1,106/km2 (2,864.5/sq mi) (10th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
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• Total
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$686.598 billion (33rd) |
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• Per capita
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$4,207 (139th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
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• Total
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$248.853 billion (45th) |
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• Per capita
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$1,524 (148th) |
| Gini (2010) | 32.1 medium |
| HDI (2016) |
 0.579medium · 139th |
| Currency | Taka (৳) (BDT) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Date format | |
| Drives on the | left |
| Calling code | +880 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD |
| Internet TLD |
.bd .বাংলা |
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Website
bangladesh |
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Rank | Port | Type of Harbour | TEU traffic |
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| 1 | Port of Chittagong | Seaport | 2.3 million | |||
| 2 | Port of Pangaon | River port | 116,000 | |||
| 3 | Port of Mongla | Seaport | 70,000 | |||
| 4 | Port of Dhaka | River port | ||||
| 5 | Port of Narayanganj | River port | ||||
| 6 | Port of Ashuganj | River port | ||||
| 7 | Port of Payra | Seaport | ||||
| 8 | Aricha Ghat | River port | ||||
| 9 | Goalondo | River port | ||||
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Coordinates: 23°48′N 90°18′E / 23.8°N 90.3°E
Bangladesh (/ˌbæŋɡləˈdɛʃ/ or /ˌbɑːŋ-/; Bengali: Bāṃlādēśa, pronounced [ˈbaŋlad̪eʃ], lit. "The country of Bengal"), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh (গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Gaṇaprajātantrī Bāṃlādēśa), is a country in South Asia. It shares land borders with India and Myanmar (Burma). Nepal, Bhutan and China are located near Bangladesh but do not share a border with it. The country's maritime territory in the Bay of Bengal is roughly equal to the size of its land area. Bangladesh is the world's eighth most populous country. Dhaka is its capital and largest city, followed by Chittagong, which has the country's largest port.
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