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 |
