Coordinates: 23°N 90°E / 23°N 90°E
Capital (and largest city) | Dhaka 23°42′N 90°21′E / 23.7°N 90.35°E | |
Official language(s) | Bangla de jure & de facto, English de facto | |
Demonym | Bangladeshi | |
Government | Unitary state and parliamentary democracy | |
- | President | Zillur Rahman |
- | Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina Wazed |
- | Speaker | Ad.Abdul Hamid |
Independence | from Pakistan | |
- | Declared | March 26, 1971 |
- | Victory Day | December 16, 1971 |
Area | ||
- | Total | 147,570 km2 (94th) 56,977 sq mi |
- | Water (%) | 6.9 |
Population | ||
- | 2009 estimate | 164.4 million (8th) |
- | Density | 1,099.3/km2 (9th) 2,917.6/sq mi |
GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate | |
- | Total | $257.545 billion |
- | Per capita | $1,566 |
GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate | |
- | Total | $105.402 billion |
- | Per capita | $641 |
Gini (2005) | 33.2 (medium) | |
HDI (2007) | 0.543 (medium) (146th) | |
Currency | Taka ( BDT) | |
Time zone | BST (UTC+6) | |
Drives on the | left | |
ISO 3166 code | BD | |
Internet TLD | .bd | |
Calling code | 880 | |
The People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma (Myanmar) to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south. Together with the Indian state of West Bengal, it makes up the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" in the official Bengali language.
