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People's Republic of Bangladesh
গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ
Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh
Location of Bangladesh
Capital
and largest city
Dhaka
23°42′N 90°22′E / 23.700°N 90.367°E / 23.700; 90.367
Official languagesBengali (Bangla)
GovernmentParliamentary republic
• President
Iajuddin Ahmed
vacant

Fakhruddin Ahmed
Independence 
• Declared
March 26, 1971
December 16 1971
Area
• Total
144,000 km2 (56,000 sq mi) (94th)
• Water (%)
7.0
Population
• 2007 estimate
150,448,339[1] (7th)
• 2001 census
129,247,2331
• Density
1,045/km2 (2,706.5/sq mi) (11th)
GDP (PPP)2006 estimate
• Total
$330.8 billion (31st)
• Per capita
$2200 (138th)
Gini (2000)31.8
medium inequality
HDI (2013)Increase 0.515[2]
low (145th)
CurrencyTaka (BDT)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BDT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+6 (not observed)
Calling code880 (SubCodes)
ISO 3166 codeBD
Internet TLD.bd
  1. Adjusted population, p.4, "Population Census 2001, Preliminary Report". Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. August 2001.

References

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  1. ^ CIA World Factbook 2007
  2. ^ "Human Development Report 2010. Human development index trends: Table G" (PDF). The United Nations. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2011.