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People's Republic of Bangladesh
  • গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ  (Bengali)
  • Gônoprojatontrī Bangladesh
Anthem: "Amar Shonar Bangla" (Bengali)
"My Golden Bengal"
March: "Notuner Gaan"
"The Song of Youth"[1]
National Slogan: "Joy Bangla"
"Victory to Bengal"[2][3]
Official Seal of the Government of Bangladesh
  • Seal of the Government of Bangladesh
Bangladesh (orthographic projection).svg
Capital
and largest city
Dhaka
23°45′50″N90°23′20″E / 23.76389°N 90.38889°E / 23.76389; 90.38889
Official language
and national language
Bengali[4]
Ethnic groups
(2011[5])
Religion
(2011[7])
Demonym(s)Bangladeshi
GovernmentUnitary
dominant-partyparliamentary
constitutionalrepublic
Abdul Hamid
Sheikh Hasina
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
Syed Mahmud Hossain
LegislatureJatiya Sangsad
26 March 1971
16 December 1971
16 December 1972
Area
• Total
148,560[8] km2 (57,360 sq mi) (92nd)
• Water (%)
6.4
• Land area
130,170 sq Km[9]
• Water area
18,290 sq km[9]
Population
• 2018 estimate
Neutral increase161,376,708[10][11] (8th)
• 2011 census
149,772,364[12] (8th)
• Density
1,106/km2 (2,864.5/sq mi) (7th)
GDP (PPP)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $966.485 billion[13] (31st)
• Per capita
Increase $5,812[13] (130th)
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $352.908 billion[13] (37th)
• Per capita
Increase $2,122[13] (149th)
Gini (2018)Negative increase 39.5[14]
medium
HDI (2019)Increase 0.632[15]
medium · 133rd
CurrencyTaka () (BDT)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Date formatdd-mm-yyyy CE
Mains electricity220 V AC 50 Hz
Driving sideleft
Calling code+880
ISO 3166 codeBD
Internet TLD.bd
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Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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