Sherpur District

Bangladesh Summary information

 

People's Republic of Bangladesh গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ
Anthem: "Amar Sonar Bangla"                                            "My Golden Bengal" click here    Bangladesh news,                                               friends March: "Notuner Gaan" "The Song of Youth
Capital and largest city		Dhaka 23°42′N 90°21′E
Official languages		Bengali
Recognized		English
Ethnic groups (2011)		98% Bengalis 2% Others[2]
Religion		89.1% Islam 10% Hinduism 0.9% Others[2]
Demonym		Bangladeshi
Government		Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
•	President	Abdul Hamid
•	Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
•	Speaker of Parliament	Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
•	Chief Justice	Surendra Kumar Sinha
Legislature		Jatiyo Sangshad
Formation of the Republic
•	Independence declared from Pakistan	March 26, 1971
•	Government	April 17, 1971
•	Liberation	December 16, 1971
•	Current constitution	November 4, 1972
•	Last territorial admission	July 31, 2015
Area
•	Total	147,570km2 (92nd) 56,977 sq mi
•	Water (%)	6.4
Population
•	2015 estimate	168,957,745(8th)
•	2011 census	149,772,364(8th)
•	Density	1,319/km2 (10th) 3,416/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2015 estimate
•	Total	$572.440 billion (34th)
•	Per capita	$3,581(144th)
GDP (nominal)		2015 estimate
•	Total	$205.327 billion(44th)
•	Per capita	$1,284(155th)
Gini (2010)		32.1 medium
HDI (2015)		0.570 medium · 142nd
Currency		Taka (৳) (BDT)
Time zone		BST (UTC+6)
Date format		dd-mm-yyyy
Drives on the		left
Calling code		+880
ISO 3166 code		BD
Internet TLD		.bd .বাংলা