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People’s Republic of Bangladesh

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


March: "Notuner Gaan"
"The Song of Youth"
Location of Bangladesh
Capital Dhaka
23°42′N 90°21′E / 23.700°N 90.350°E / 23.700; 90.350
Largest city Chittagong
Official language
and national language
Bengali
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
147,570 km2 (56,980 sq mi) (92nd)
• Water (%)
6.4
Population
• 2016 estimate
162,951,560 (8th)
• 2011 census
149,772,364 (8th)
• Density
1,106/km2 (2,864.5/sq mi) (10th)
GDP (PPP) 2017 estimate
• Total
$686.598 billion (33rd)
• Per capita
$4,207 (139th)
GDP (nominal) 2017 estimate
• Total
$248.853 billion (45th)
• Per capita
$1,524 (148th)
Gini (2010) 32.1
medium
HDI (2016) Increase 0.579
medium · 139th
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
.বাংলা
Top maritime and inland ports

Port of Chittagong
Chittagong
Port of Dhaka
Dhaka

Rank Port Type TEU traffic

Mongla
Mongla
Aricha
Aricha

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

Coordinates: 23°48′N 90°18′E / 23.8°N 90.3°E / 23.8; 90.3

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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