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title: "Bangladesh — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Bangladesh: capital Dhaka, area 148,460 km², population 175,686,899 (2025), currency Bangladeshi taka. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/bangladesh/
site: "At One Place"
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# Bangladesh

**Bangladesh: Capital Dhaka**

148,460 km² · 175,686,899 people (2025) · Bangladeshi taka

One of the most densely populated countries on Earth, with over 1,100 people per km² — roughly the population of Russia in an area the size of Wisconsin. Most of it is the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna, the largest river delta in the world, and much of the land is under two metres above sea level. The Sundarbans mangrove forest on the coast is the largest of its kind.

## The facts

- **Capital:** Dhaka
- **Area:** 148,460 km² — 57,321 sq mi
- **Population:** 175,686,899 (2025)
- **Density:** 1183.4 people per km²
- **Currency:** Bangladeshi taka (BDT, ৳)
- **Official language:** Bengali
- **Time zone:** UTC+06:00
- **Calling code:** +880
- **Drives on the:** left
- **ISO codes:** BD · BGD
- **Continent:** Asia

## How it compares

- **By area:** 93 of 200
- **By population:** 8 of 200

> Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

## Countries of a similar size

| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Suriname | 163,820 | 639,850 |
| Tunisia | 163,610 | 12,348,573 |
| Bangladesh ← | 148,460 | 175,686,899 |
| Nepal | 147,181 | 29,618,118 |
| Tajikistan | 144,100 | 10,786,734 |

## Common questions

### What is the capital of Bangladesh?

Dhaka

### What currency does Bangladesh use?

The Bangladeshi taka (BDT).

### How big is Bangladesh?

148,460 km², or 57,321 square miles — 93 of 200 by area.

### Which side of the road does Bangladesh drive on?

The left.

## Related pages

- [Suriname](https://atoneplace.net/country/suriname/)
- [Tunisia](https://atoneplace.net/country/tunisia/)
- [Nepal](https://atoneplace.net/country/nepal/)
- [Tajikistan](https://atoneplace.net/country/tajikistan/)
- [India](https://atoneplace.net/country/india/)
- [China](https://atoneplace.net/country/china/)
- [Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country/indonesia/)
- [Pakistan](https://atoneplace.net/country/pakistan/)
- [Japan](https://atoneplace.net/country/japan/)
- [Philippines](https://atoneplace.net/country/philippines/)
- [Vietnam](https://atoneplace.net/country/vietnam/)
- [Iran](https://atoneplace.net/country/iran/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]