People's Republic of Bangladesh
( গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ )
Flag : Emblem
Anthem: Amar Shonar Bangla
( My Golden Bangla )
Capital: Dhaka and largest city) 23°42′N 90°21′E
Official language(s) Bengali
Ethnic groups (1998) 98% Bengali 2% other
Demonym Bangladeshi
Government Unitary parliamentary democracy- President : Zillur Rahman
- Prime Minister: Sheikh Hasina
- Speaker : Abdul Hamid
- Chief Justice : Md. Muzammel Hossain
Legislature : Jatiya Sangsad
Independence : from Pakistan
- Declared : March 26, 1971
- Victory Day : December 16, 1971
- Current constitution November 4, 1972
Area
- Total 147,570 km2 (94th) 56,977 sq mi
- Water (%) 6.4
Population - 2011 estimate 142,319,000[3] (9th)
- Density 964.42/km2 (9th) 2,497.4/sq mi GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate
- Total $258.608 billion
- Per capita $1,572 GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate
- Total $104.919 billion
- Per capita $638
Gini (2005) 33.2[5] (medium
HDI (2011) 0.500[6] (low) (146th)
Currency Taka (BDT)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Drives on the left
ISO 3166 code BD
Internet TLD .bd
Calling code 880
