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People's Republic of Bangladesh

People's Republic of Bangladesh
  • গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ
  • Gaṇaprajātantrī Bāṃlādēśa
Flag of Bangladesh
Emblem of Bangladesh
Flag Emblem
Anthem: "Amar Sonar Bangla" (Bengali)
"My Golden Bengal"


March: "Notuner Gaan"
"The Song of Youth"
Location of Bangladesh
Capital
and largest city
Dhaka
23°42′N 90°21′E / 23.700°N 90.350°E / 23.700; 90.350
Official languages Bengali
Recognized English
Ethnic groups
Religion
Demonym Bangladeshi
Government Unitary parliamentary republic
• President
Abdul Hamid
Sheikh Hasina
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
Surendra Kumar Sinha
Legislature Jatiya Sangsad
• Partition of Bengal and end of the British Raj
14–15 August 1947
• Independence declared from Pakistan
26 March 1971
16 December 1971
4 November 1972
31 July 2015
Area
• Total
147,610 km2 (56,990 sq mi) (92nd)
• Water (%)
6.4
Population
• 2015 estimate
168,957,745 (8th)
• 2011 census
149,772,364 (8th)
• Density
1,319/km2 (3,416.2/sq mi) (10th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$628.368 billion (34th)
• Per capita
$3,890 (144th)
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$226.760 billion (44th)
• Per capita
$1,403 (155th)
Gini (2010) 32.1
medium
HDI (2015) Increase 0.570
medium · 142nd
Currency Taka () (BDT)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Date format
  • dd-mm-yyyy
  • BS দদ-মম-বববব (CE−594)
Drives on the left
Calling code +880
ISO 3166 code BD
Internet TLD .bd
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Coordinates: 23°48′N 90°18′E / 23.8°N 90.3°E / 23.8; 90.3

Bangladesh (Listeni/ˌbæŋɡləˈdɛʃ/; /ˌbɑːŋɡləˈdɛʃ/; 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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