🚩 Flag of Bangladesh • live waving render
Asia — Southern Asia
UN Member
Independent
Drives left
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
People's Republic of Bangladesh
aka বাংলাদেশ — endonym
169.8M
Population
World #8
147,570 km²
Land Area
World #95
$467.2 billion
GDP (USD)
World #35
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Did You Know?
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Bangladesh is the world's #8 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #95 globally by land area — covering about 0.1% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 2 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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Its economy ranks #35 worldwide with a GDP of $467.2 billion USD.
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Population density is 1,150.8 people per km² — world rank #12.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
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The calendar week officially starts on Sunday here.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Dhaka
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Phone Code
+880
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Internet TLD
.bd
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Nationality
Bangladeshi
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Week Starts
Sunday
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ISO Codes
BD / BGD / 050
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Coordinates
24.00°, 90.00°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$467.2 billion USD
World rank #35 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$2,751
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
1,150.8 /km²
World density rank #12
৳
Bangladeshi taka
BDT • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
169,828,911
World rank #8 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
Bengali
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Demonym
Bangladeshi
What its people are called
🗣️ Bengali
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
147,570 km²
0.1% of Earth's landmass • World #95
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Land Borders
2 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+06:00
Asia/Dhaka
BDT — Bangladesh Standard Time
“Bangladesh” Around the World
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بنغلاديش
جمهورية بنغلاديش الشعبية
bre
Bangladesh
Republik pobl Bangladesh
ces
Bangladéš
Bangladéšská lidová republika
deu
Bangladesch
Volksrepublik Bangladesch
est
Bangladesh
Bangladeshi Rahvavabariik
fin
Bangladesh
Bangladeshin kansantasavalta
fra
Bangladesh
La République populaire du Bangladesh
hrv
Bangladeš
Narodna Republika Bangladeš
hun
Banglades
ita
Bangladesh
Repubblica popolare del Bangladesh
jpn
バングラデシュ
バングラデシュ人民共和国
kor
방글라데시
방글라데시 인민 공화국
nld
Bangladesh
Volksrepubliek Bangladesh
per
بنگلادش
جمهوری خلق بنگلادش
pol
Bangladesz
Ludowa Republika Bangladeszu
por
Bangladesh
República Popular do Bangladesh
rus
Бангладеш
Народная Республика Бангладеш
slk
Bangladéš
Bangladéšska ľudová republika
spa
Bangladesh
República Popular de Bangladesh
srp
Bangladeš
Narodna Republika Bangladeš
swe
Bangladesh
Folkrepubliken Bangladesh
tur
Bangladeş
Bangladeş Halk Cumhuriyeti
urd
بنگلہ دیش
عوامی جمہوریہ بنگلہ دیش
zho
孟加拉国
孟加拉人民共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
BD
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ISO Alpha-3
BGD
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
050
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
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e.g. regex: ^(\d{4})$
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WikiData ID
Q902
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Also Spelled As
BD • People's Republic of Bangladesh • Gônôprôjatôntri Bangladesh