Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. Its capital is Dhaka. About 176 million people live there (2025). It covers 147,570 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Dhaka
- People (2025)
- 176 million
- Area
- 147,570 km²
- Currency
- Bangladeshi taka
Bangladesh at a glance
- Official name
- People’s Republic of Bangladesh
- In its own language
- গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ, বাংলাদেশ
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Dhaka
- Population
- 175,686,899 (2025)
- Area
- 147,570 km² (56,977 mi²)
- People are called
- Bangladeshi
- Official languages
- Bangla
- Currency
- Bangladeshi taka
- GDP (nominal)
- US$456 billion (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 74 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.661 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 32.4 (2016)
- Unemployment
- 4% (2014)
- Government
- Westminster system, parliamentary republic
- Head of state
- Mohammad Shahabuddin (since 2023)
- Head of government
- Tarique Rahman (since 2026)
- Country codes
- BD, BGD
- Calling code
- +880
- Internet domain
- .bd, .বাংলা
- Drives on the
- left
- Time zones
- Bangladesh Standard Time, UTC+06:00, Asia/Dhaka
- Coordinates
- 24.016666666666666°, 89.86666666666666°
Bangladesh and its neighbours
Bangladesh borders Myanmar and India. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Bangladesh
- Neighbours
Divisions of Bangladesh
- Barisal Division
- Chattogram Division
- Dhaka Division
- Khulna Division
- Rajshahi Division
- Sylhet Division
- Rangpur Division
- Mymensingh Division
Member of
- United Nations
- Commonwealth of Nations
- World Trade Organization
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- United Nations–African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur
- ASEAN Regional Forum
- Asian Development Bank
- Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
- Interpol
and 10 more organisations.
How far are you from Bangladesh?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Bangladesh?
The capital of Bangladesh is Dhaka.
What is the population of Bangladesh?
Bangladesh has about 175,686,899 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is Bangladesh?
Bangladesh covers 147,570 square kilometres (56,977 square miles).
What currency does Bangladesh use?
The Bangladeshi taka.
What language is spoken in Bangladesh?
The official language of Bangladesh is Bangla.
Which countries border Bangladesh?
Bangladesh shares a border with Myanmar and India.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.