Bangladesh
Asia Β· Capital: Dhaka
How it is run: Bangladesh is a member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly. Use the research links below to find out exactly who makes the laws there.
Bangladesh is home to 175.7 million people in Southern Asia, where people speak Bengali.
Numbers that tell a story π’
π₯ People
175.7 million people
That is 2.2% of everybody alive (counted in 2025).
πΊοΈ Land
147,570 kmΒ²
Roughly the size of Italy or the state of Arizona.
ποΈ How crowded
About 1,191 people share every square kilometre β very crowded, so cities grow upward with apartments.
π Size in its region
5th most people in Asia
26th largest by land in Asia.
π£οΈ Official languages
Bengali
π° Money
Bangladeshi taka (৳)
Life here today π©Ί
These come from World Bank open data β the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
β€οΈ How long people live
74.9 years on average
Doctors, clean water and food supply all change this number over time.
πΌ Money made per person each year
about US$2,597
A lower-income country: money for schools, clinics and roads has to stretch a very long way.
π’ Living in cities
33.2% of people
Many people still live in villages and farming towns.
π Kids under 15
27.6% of the population
A fairly balanced mix of young and old.
Everyday details π§
π Phone code
+880
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
π Websites end in
.bd
π§ People here are called
Bangladeshi
π·οΈ Name at home
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Also written: People's Republic of Bangladesh, GΓ΄nΓ΄prΓ΄jatΓ΄ntri Bangladesh.
π Coast or inland
Has a coastline
ποΈ UN voting group
Asia and the Pacific Group
Countries in the same group often plan votes together.
Neighbours & borders π€
Bangladesh touches 2 neighbours by land. Neighbours share rivers, roads and usually a lot of trade.
Say its name around the world π£οΈ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Bangladesh
French
Bangladesh
Arabic
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Chinese
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Japanese
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Russian
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Portuguese
Bangladesh
German
Bangladesch
Put it in perspective π
- India β the most populated country in Asia β has about 8.3Γ as many people as Bangladesh.
- Bangladesh covers roughly 1,405 times the area of Hong Kong Island.
- If everyone in Bangladesh lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 87,843 km.
Flags through time π
A flag is a country telling you what it believes. Scroll the timeline and watch Bangladesh change.
Part of Pakistan
East Pakistan flew Pakistan's flag before the war of independence.
Modern Bangladesh
A red sun over green fields, set slightly left so it looks centred when flying.
Fast facts π§
Fact of the day: The capital of Bangladesh is Dhaka β that's where the country's big decisions get made.
π·οΈ Official name
People's Republic of Bangladesh
ποΈ Capital
Dhaka
π Region
Asia Β· Southern Asia
π€ Country code
BD
ποΈ UN status
UN member state
π© Independence
Independent country
More about Bangladesh π
Sixty Dome Mosque
A 15th-century mosque with 77 domes despite its name, built in a city carved out of the mangrove forest.
See it in Street Viewπ§ Where on the map
24.0Β° N, 90.0Β° E
π Half of the world
Northern & Eastern hemisphere
π°οΈ Clock check
Roughly UTC+6 β when it is noon in London it is about 18:00 in Dhaka.
- Bangladesh is a full member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly β the same as every other member, big or small.
- π§π© is the flag of Bangladesh. Its country code β the short name used on the internet and at the Olympics β is BD.
- The capital of Bangladesh is Dhaka β that's where the country's big decisions get made.
- Bangladesh is close to the line of 0Β° longitude, so its clocks are near the world's reference time (UTC).
- Bangladesh sits in the temperate zone, the belt where most of the world's farms and big cities are.
Countries nearby π€
Talk about it π¬
- Bangladesh has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Bangladesh can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
- If Bangladesh spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz π§ͺ
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Bangladesh?
Dhaka
Which money do people spend in Bangladesh?
Bangladeshi taka (৳)
How many countries share a land border with Bangladesh?
2 β Myanmar, India.
Roughly how many people live in Bangladesh?
175.7 million people
Keep researching π
Everything here is a starting point. These trusted sites, databases and libraries will take you further β and they are the kind of sources a teacher will accept in a report.
Start here β kid-friendly encyclopedias π
Short articles written for students, with maps and photos you can use in a report.
Official data & government sources ποΈ
Primary sources. Cite these when your teacher asks for real data.
News & current policy π°
Use two different outlets before you decide what you think.
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