Bangladesh

About Bangladesh:
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma (Myanmar) to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south. Together with the Indian state of West Bengal, it makes up the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" in the official Bengali language. The borders of present-day Bangladesh were established with the partition of Bengal and India in 1947, when the region became East Pakistan, part of the newly formed nation of Pakistan. However, it was separated from the western wing by 1,600 km (994 mi) of Indian territory. Political and linguistic discrimination as well as economic neglect led to popular agitations against West Pakistan, which led to the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 and the establishment of Bangladesh. After independence, the new state endured famines, natural disasters and widespread poverty, as well as political turmoil and military coups. The restoration of democracy in 1991 has been followed by relative calm and economic progress. Today, Bangladesh is a secular, democratic republic.

Category	Details
Capital	(and largest city) Dhaka
Official language(s)	Bangla
Government	Unitary state and parliamentary democracy
President	Zillur Rahman
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina Wazed
Speaker	Ad.Abdul Hamid
Independence from the	Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Declared	March 26, 1971
Victory Day	December 16, 1971
Area	Total 147,570 km2 (94th) 56,977 sq mi  -
Water (%)	6.9
Population	2009 estimate160,000,000
Density	1,099.3/km2   2,917.6/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2010 estimate	Total$257.545 billion
Per capita	$1,566
GDP (nominal)2010 estimate	Total$105.402 billion  - Per capita$641
Currency	Taka (BDT)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Drives on the	left
ISO 3166 code	BD
Internet TLD	.bd
Calling code	880