About BANGLADESH

ABOUT BANGLADESH:

Capital: Dhaka
23°42′N 90°21′E

Official language(s): Bengali (Bangla)

Ethnic groups: (1998) 98% Bengali2% other

De monism: 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 26 March 1971 

Current constitution 4 November 1972

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

Population  -  2011 estimate 148,000,000 (Census, 2011) 158,570,535 (CIA, July 2011 est.) (8th)  

Density 964.42/km² (9th)2,497.4/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2011 estimate  -  Total $282.229 billion (39)   Per capita $1,692 (193)

GDP (nominal) 2011 estimate  -  Total $113.032 billion   -  Per capita $678

Gini (2005) 33.2 (medium) 

HDI (2011) 0.500 (low) (146th)

 Currency Taka (BDT)

 Time zone BST (UTC+6) Drives on the left ISO 3166 code

 BD Internet TLD .bd Calling code 880