THE COUNTRY
OVERVIEW
People's Republic of Bangladesh
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| Capital and largest city | Dhaka 23°45′50″N 90°23′20″E / 23.76389°N 90.38889°E |
| Official language and national language | Bengali[4] |
| Regional languages | Chittagonian • Rangpuri • Sylheti • Dhakaiya Kutti • Chakma |
| Ethnic groups (2011[5]) | |
| Religion (2011[6]) |
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| Demonym(s) | Bangladeshi |
| Government | Unitary dominant-party parliamentary constitutional republic |
| Abdul Hamid | |
| Sheikh Hasina | |
| Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury | |
| Syed Mahmud Hossain | |
| Legislature | Jatiya Sangsad |
Independence from Pakistan | |
• Declared | 26 March 1971 |
• V-Day | 16 December 1971 |
| 16 December 1972 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 147,570[7] km2 (56,980 sq mi) (92nd) |
• Water (%) | 6.4 |
• Land area | 130,170 sq Km[8] |
• Water area | 18,290 sq km[8] |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate |  161,376,708[9][10] (8th) |
• 2011 census | 149,772,364[11] (8th) |
• Density | 1,106/km2 (2,864.5/sq mi) (7th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate |
• Total |  $966.485 billion[12] (31st) |
• Per capita | $5,852[12] (135th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
• Total | $378.634 billion[12] (35th) |
• Per capita | $2,214[13] (140th) |
| Gini (2016) | 32.4[14] medium |
| HDI (2019) | 0.632[15] medium · 133rd |
| Currency | Taka (৳) (BDT) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy CE |
| Mains electricity | 220 V AC 50 Hz |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +880 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD |
| Internet TLD | .bd .বাংলা |
Website bangladesh | |
