Country of Bangladesh

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Coordinates: 24°N 90°E People's Republic of Bangladesh গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ (Bengali) Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh Flag of Bangladesh Flag Emblem of Bangladesh Emblem Anthem: "Amar Sonar Bangla" (Bengali) "My Golden Bengal" MENU0:00 March: "Notuner Gaan" "The Song of Youth"[1] Official Seal of the Government of Bangladesh Seal of the Government of Bangladesh Bangladesh (orthographic projection).svg Capital and largest city Dhaka 23°45′50″N 90°23′20″E Official language and national language Bengali[2] Ethnic groups (2011[3]) 98% Bengalis 2% minorities[show] Religion (2011[5]) 90.5% Islam (State religion)[4] 8.5% Hinduism 0.6% Buddhism 0.4% Christianity Demonym(s) Bangladeshi Membership UN, WTO, SAARC, BIMSTEC, IMCTC, OIC, Commonwealth of Nations Government Unitary dominant-party parliamentary constitutional republic • President Abdul Hamid • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina • House Speaker Shirin Chaudhury • Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain Legislature Jatiya Sangsad Independence from Pakistan • Declared 26 March 1971 • V-Day 16 December 1971 • Current constitution 16 December 1972 Area • Total 148,460[6] km2 (57,320 sq mi) (92nd) • Water (%) 6.4 Population • 2018 estimate Increase161,376,708[7][8] (8th) • 2011 census 149,772,364[9] (8th) • Density 1,106/km2 (2,864.5/sq mi) (7th) GDP (PPP) 2020 estimate • Total Increase$917.805 billion[10] (29th) • Per capita Increase$5,453[10] (136th) GDP (nominal) 2020 estimate • Total Increase$347.991 billion[10] (39th) • Per capita Increase$2,173[10][11] (143th) Gini (2016) 32.4[12] medium HDI (2018) Increase 0.614[13] medium · 135th Currency Bangladeshi taka (৳) (BDT) Time zone UTC+6 (BST) Date format dd-mm-yyyy AD Driving side left Calling code +880 ISO 3166 code BD Internet TLD .bd .বাংলা Website bangladesh.gov.bd Bengali This article contains Bengali text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Bangladesh (/ˌbæŋləˈdɛʃ/,[14] Bengali: বাংলাদেশ, pronounced [ˈbaŋlaˌdeʃ] (About this soundlisten)), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 162 million people.[15] In terms of land mass, Bangladesh ranks 92nd, spanning 148,460 square kilometres (57,320 sq mi), making it one of the most densely-populated countries in the world. Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, Myanmar to the southeast, and the Bay of Bengal to the south. It is narrowly separated from Nepal and Bhutan by the Siliguri Corridor, and from China by Sikkim, in the north, respectively. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's economic, political and cultural hub. Chittagong, the largest sea port, is the second-largest city. Bangladesh forms the larger and eastern part of the Bengal region.[16] According to the ancient sacred Indian texts, Ramayana and Mahabharata, the Vanga Kingdom, one of the namesakes of the Bengal region, was a strong naval ally of the legendary Ayodhya. In the ancient and classical period of the Indian subcontinent, the territory was home to many principalities, including the Pundra, Gangaridai, Gauda, Samatata and Harikela. It was also a Mauryan province under the reign of Ashoka. The principalities were notable for their overseas trade, contacts with the Roman world, export of fine muslin and silk to the Middle East, and spreading of philosophy and art to Southeast Asia. The Pala Empire, the Chandra dynasty, and the Sena dynasty were the last pre-Islamic Bengali middle kingdoms. Islam was introduced during the Pala Empire, through trade with the Abbasid Caliphate,[17] but following the early conquest of Bakhtiyar Khalji and the subsequent establishment of the Delhi Sultanate and preaching of Shah Jalal in East Bengal, the faith fully spread across the region. In 1576, the wealthy Bengal Sultanate was absorbed into the Mughal Empire, but its rule was briefly interrupted by the Suri Empire. Following the death of Emperor Aurangzeb in the early 1700s, the proto-industrialised Mughal Bengal became a semi-independent state under the Nawabs of Bengal. The region was later conquered by the British East India Company at the Battle of Plassey in 1757.[18] The borders of modern Bangladesh were established with the separation of Bengal and India in August 1947, when the region became East Pakistan as a part of the newly formed Dominion of Pakistan, demarcated by the Boundary of the Partition of India.[19] Later the rise of a pro-democracy movement thrived on Bengali nationalism and self-determination, leading to the Liberation War and eventually resulted in the emergence of Bangladesh as a sovereign and independent nation in 1971. Bangladesh is the only country in the world that was created on the basis of language and ethnicity.[20][21] The Bengalis make up 98% of the total population of Bangladesh,[2][3] making it one of the most ethnically homogeneous states in the world.[22][23] The large Muslim population of Bangladesh makes it the third-largest Muslim-majority country.[24] The constitution declares Bangladesh a secular state, while establishing Islam as a state religion.[4] As a middle power in world politics,[25] Bangladesh is a unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional republic following the Westminster system of governance. The country is divided into eight administrative divisions and sixty-four districts. Although the country continues to face the challenges of the Rohingya refugee crisis,[26] corruption,[27] and the adverse effects of climate change.[28] Bangladesh is one of the emerging and growth-leading economies of the world, and is also one of the Next Eleven countries, with one of the fastest real GDP growth rates. The Bangladeshi economy is the 39th-largest in the world by nominal GDP, and the 29th-largest by PPP.