Bangladesh β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Bangladesh covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Bangladesh
The capital of Bangladesh is Dhaka. It has a population of approximately 169.8M. The country covers an area of 147,570 kmΒ². It is located in Southern Asia.
One of the most densely populated large countries on Earth.
Geography
Bangladesh is a country in Southern Asia, part of the Asia region. It covers an area of approximately 147,570 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Myanmar and India, totalling 2 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Bangladesh has a population of approximately 169,828,911 people. Population density is around 1150.8 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include Bengali, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Bangladeshi.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Bangladesh reports a nominal GDP of about $450.1 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 31.2% of GDP in 2003. The official currency is the Bangladeshi taka (BDT, symbol ৳). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 122.72 BDT.
Culture & Time
Bangladesh operates on a single time zone (UTC+06:00). The local week is considered to start on Sunday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.bd.
Government & Status
The capital of Bangladesh is Dhaka. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the left. The international dialling code is +880. Its FIFA country code is BAN, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is BD.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.