info.bangladesh

People's Republic of Bangladesh গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh

Capital                                 Dhaka (and largest city)              23°42′N 90°21′E

Official language(s)              Bangla

Demonym                             Bangladeshi

Government Unitary state and parliamentary democracy[1]   -  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

Area      - Total                              147,570 km2 (94th)                                             56,977 sq mi    -  Water (%)                       6.4

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)

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,