Bangladesh, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Dhaka, capital city of Bangladesh

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Bangladesh is a country located in the Southern Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.

Easy learning about Bangladesh
Bangladesh is located in	Southern Asia Asia Continent
Bangladesh has a population of	171,466,990 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Bangladesh are called Bangladeshis
The country’s total area is	144,000 Km² ( 89,477 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	93
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Bangladesh HDI ranks in position nº 129 worldwide Medium Human Development HDI of 0.670 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Bangladesh’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 40 countries Bangladesh passport ranks in position nº 96 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Bangladesh GDP per capita is	$2,689 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Bangladesh ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data)
Bangladesh EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Moderate proficiency in English has a score of 500 ranks 61st worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	24° 00' N, 90° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Bangladesh Capital city	Dhaka
Neighbouring countries	Myanmar, India.
Bangladesh Climate	tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)
Most predominant religion	Muslim,
Second most predominant religion	other
Currency name & code	Taka (BDT)
Internet ccTLD	.bd
Bangladesh calling code	+880

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