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| গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh People's Republic of Bangladesh
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| Capital (and largest city) |
Dhaka |
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| Official languages | Bengali (Bangla) | |
| Government | Parliamentary republic | |
| - | President | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| - | Prime Minister | vacant |
| - | Chief Adviser (Interim Caretaker Government) | Fakhruddin Ahmed |
| Independence | from Pakistan | |
| - | Declared | March 26, 1971 |
| - | Victory Day | December 16 1971 |
| Area | ||
| - | Total | 144,000 km² (94th) 55,599 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 7.0 |
| Population | ||
| - | 2007 estimate | 150,448,339[1] (7th) |
| - | 2001 census | 129,247,2331 |
| - | Density | 1045/km² (11th) 2,706/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2006 estimate | |
| - | Total | $330.8 billion (31st) |
| - | Per capita | $2200 (138st) |
| Gini (2000) | 31.8 (medium) | |
| HDI (2004) | ▲ 0.530 (medium) (137th) | |
| Currency | Taka (BDT) |
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| Time zone | BDT (UTC+6) | |
| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+6) |
| Internet TLD | .bd | |
| Calling code | [[+880 (SubCodes)]] | |
| 1 | Adjusted population, p.4, Population Census 2001, Preliminary Report. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2001-08). | |
