Bangladesh

Asia · Southern Asia

Bangladesh

People's Republic of Bangladesh
Asia · Southern Asia · Capital: Dhaka

Quick facts about Bangladesh

Official name	People's Republic of Bangladesh
Capital	Dhaka
Continent & subregion	Asia · Southern Asia
Population	171,466,990 people (world rank 8)
Area	147,570 km²
Density	1,162 people/km²
Share of world population	2.13% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$437.4 billion
Urbanisation	32.2% urban population
Life expectancy	74.7 years
Currency	Bangladeshi taka (৳) — BDT
Languages	Bengali
Internet domain	`.bd`
Calling code	+880
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$2,551 · see world ranking
Internet Users	44.5% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	2.2 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	24.4 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.7 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	14.4% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Bangladesh did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Myanmar India

The geographic position is roughly 24°, 90°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.