BD
Bangladesh
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Bangladesh sits in Southern Asia and uses BDT - Bangladeshi taka (ā§ŗ). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Dhaka
Population
175.4M
Area
147.6K km2
Population
175.4M
175,423,000 people
Area
147.6K km2
147,570 square kilometers
Density
1,189/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Dhaka
23.72, 90.4
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Bangladesh, officially listed here as People's Republic of Bangladesh, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Bangladesh, BD, BGD, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Bangladesh is grouped under Asia, more specifically Southern Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 175,423,000 people and a land area of 147,570 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 1,189 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 24, 90, while the capital coordinate reference is 23.72, 90.4. Bangladesh shares listed land borders with MMR, IND, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Dhaka (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Dhaka, Chattogram, GÄzipura, NÄrÄyanganj and Khulna. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Bangladesh, capital of Bangladesh, and major urban areas in Bangladesh. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Bangladesh uses calling code +880, postal format ####, and time zone data listed as UTC+06:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on sunday; the academic year starts around Jan 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jul 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jul 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists BDT - Bangladeshi taka (ā§ŗ), while language records include Bengali. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as BD. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 30.9 for 2022.
How to use this profile
This Bangladesh profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
BD / BGD
Top-level domains
.bd
Continents
Asia
Border countries
MMR, IND
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
BD
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Bangladesh is represented by the BD country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Dhaka
Dhaka
19,134,000
primary
#2
Chattogram
Chattogram
5,253,312
admin
#3
GÄzipura
Dhaka
2,677,715
City
#4
NÄrÄyanganj
Dhaka
967,951
City
#5
Khulna
Khulna
928,891
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
sunday
Academic year
Jan 1
Government fiscal year
Jul 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+880
Postal format
####
Timezones
UTC+06:00
Languages
Bengali
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
30.9
2022