Basic facts about Bangladesh
| Country name: | Bangladesh |
| Capital: | Dhaka |
| Country code: | 211 |
| Continent: | South Asia |
| Currency name: | Bangladeshi taka |
| Independence: | 1971-12-16 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | from West Pakistan |
| Total area (km2): | 143,998 |
| Land area (km2): | 130,168 |
| Water area (km2): | 13,830 |
| Population: | 163,654,860 |
| Population note: | 163,654,860 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: | Bangla |
| All languages: | Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English |
| Time zone: | BST (UTC+6) |
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| Drive on: | left |
| Calling code: | 880 |
| Domain: | .bd |