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Bangladesh
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a country in Southern Asia. Its capital city is Dhaka. About 161.4 million people live there, in an area of 147 570 square kilometres.
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Where is Bangladesh?
Bangladesh lies in Southern Asia, on the continent of Asia.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 2 672 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 580 km long.
It shares a border with 2 countries: Myanmar and India.
How big is Bangladesh?
Bangladesh covers 147 570 square kilometres.
That is about 3.6 times the size of Switzerland.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 92nd largest.
Spread out evenly, that is roughly 1 093.4 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Bangladesh?
About 161.4 million people live in Bangladesh.
That is the 8th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Bengali.
They pay with the Bangladeshi taka (৳).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 60 years.
The land of Bangladesh
The land in Bangladesh sits on average 85 metres above sea level, which makes it one of the flatter countries on Earth.
Its coast runs for about 580 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 29 days.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Bangladesh different?
A dish the country is known for: Rice, Fish and Chicken Korma.
Websites from here often end in .bd.
Bangladesh and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 21 live in Bangladesh.
It takes up about 0.11 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Asia it is the 26th largest of 46 countries, and the 5th most populated.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Bangladesh and its neighbours
India, its largest neighbour, is about 22.3 times bigger.
India has more people: 1.4 billion against 161.4 million.
Nature and animals
Of the animals on this site, 1 live wild in Bangladesh: Tiger. The longest river is the Brahmaputra, running 2 900 km from source to mouth.
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Where this country lands in the record lists
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Bangladesh?
The capital of Bangladesh is Dhaka. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Bangladesh?
About 161.4 million people live in Bangladesh, which makes it the 8th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Bangladesh?
Bangladesh borders Myanmar and India — 2 neighbours in total.
How big is Bangladesh?
Bangladesh covers 147 570 square kilometres, making it the 92nd largest country in the world. That is about 3.6 times the size of Switzerland.
Which continent is Bangladesh in?
Bangladesh is in Asia, in the part called Southern Asia.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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