People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Government Unitary Parliamentary Republic |
|
President |
Abdul Hamid |
Prime Minister |
Sheikh Hasina |
House Speaker |
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury |
Chief Justice |
Surendra Kumar Sinha |
Legislature |
Jatiya Sangsad |
Formation and Independence |
|
Partition of Bengal and end of theBritish Raj |
14–15 August 1947 |
Independence declared from Pakistan |
26 March 1971 |
Recognized |
16 December 1971 |
Constitution |
4 November 1972 |
Last Territorial admission |
31 July 2015 |
Area |
|
Total | 147,610km2(56,990 sq mi) |
Water (%) | 6.4 |
Population |
|
2017 estimate | 163,187,000 |
2011 census | 149,772,364 |
Density | 1,106/km2(2,864.5/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
Total | $686.598 billion |
Per Capita | $4,207 |
GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
Total | $248.853 billion |
Per Capita | $1,524 |