| People's Republic of Bangladesh গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh | ||||||
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Anthem:  Amar Shonar Bangla My Golden Bangla | ||||||
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| Capital (and largest city) | Dhaka 23°42′N 90°21′E | |||||
| Official language(s) | Bengali | |||||
| Demonym | Bangladeshi | |||||
| Government | Unitary state and parliamentary democracy[1] | |||||
| - | President | Zillur Rahman | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina | ||||
| - | Speaker | 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 | ||||||
| - | 2011 estimate | 142.3 million[2] (8th) | ||||
| - | Density | 1,099.3/km2 (9th) 2,917.6/sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $258.608 billion[3] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $1,572[3] | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $104.919 billion[3] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $638[3] | ||||
| Gini (2005) | 33.2[4] (medium) | |||||
| HDI (2007) |  0.543[5] (medium) (146th) | |||||
| Currency | Taka (BDT) | |||||
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) | |||||
| Drives on the | left | |||||
| ISO 3166 code | BD | |||||
| Internet TLD | .bd | |||||
| Calling code | 880 | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted population, p.4, | |||||
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