Map of Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a country in Asia with its capital at Dhaka, home to about 175.69 million people across 147,570 km². The interactive map below plots 16 cities and towns, 3 rivers, 1 lakes, 1 mountain summits and 2 ports recorded for Bangladesh in YearMaps.
- Population
- 175.69 million
- Area
- 147,570 km²
- Capital
- Dhaka
- Continent
- Asia
Interactive Map of Bangladesh
Centred on Dhaka at 23.7250° N, 90.4066° E. Use the layer panel to switch on rivers, dams, ports, peaks and historical borders.
About Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world with a population of almost 175.4 million within an area of 148,461 square kilometres (57,321 sq mi). Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the north, west, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast. It has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal to its south and is separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor, and from China by the Indian states of West Bengal and Sikkim to its north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's political, financial, and cultural centre. Chittagong is the second-largest city and the busiest port of the country.
The territory of present-day Bangladesh was ruled by successive Hindu and Buddhist dynasties in antiquity. Following the Muslim conquest in 1204, the region came under Sultanate and Mughal rule. As the largest subdivision of the Mughal Empire, Bengal became a major commercial centre, known for its textile industry and agricultural output. The Battle of Plassey in 1757 began British colonial rule, which lasted nearly two centuries; colonial policies redirected wealth from Bengal to Britain, while the region itself suffered repeated deadly famines. After the Partition of India in 1947, East Bengal became the eastern wing of the newly formed Dominion of Pakistan and was later renamed East Pakistan.
During more than two decades of political and economic marginalisation under the government based in West Pakistan, East Pakistan saw growing civil unrest that culminated in the 1948–52 language movement, 1969 mass uprising and the 1971 non-cooperation movement. Following the Pakistani military's Operation Searchlight, the Bangladesh Liberation War began. The Mukti Bahini, aided by Indian forces, fought a war of independence, during which Pakistani forces carried out the Bangladesh genocide; Bangladesh became a sovereign nation on 16 December 1971. After independence, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman led the country until his assassination in 1975; Ziaur Rahman, who later came to power, was himself assassinated in 1981. The 1980s were dominated by the dictatorship of Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who was overthrown in a mass uprising in 1990. Since the restoration to parliamentary democracy in 1991, national politics has largely dominated between the Awami League, led by Sheikh Hasina, and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by Khaleda Zia. After more than 15 years of autocratic rule, Hasina was ousted in another mass uprising in 2024.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Bangladesh (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Geography and Climate of Bangladesh
The huge delta region at the confluence of the Ganges and Brahmaputra River systems -- now referred to as Bangladesh -- was a loosely incorporated outpost of various empires for much of the first millennium A.D. Muslim conversions and settlement in the region began in the 10th century, primarily from Arab and Persian traders and preachers. Europeans established trading posts in the area in the 16th century. Eventually the area known as Bengal, which is primarily Hindu in the western section and mostly Muslim in the eastern half, became part of British India. After the partition of India in 1947, the Muslim-majority area became East Pakistan. Calls for greater autonomy and animosity between the eastern and western areas of Pakistan led to a Bengali independence movement. That movement, led by the Awami League (AL) and supported by India, won the independence war for Bangladesh in 1971. The military overthrew the post-independence AL government in 1975, the first of a series of military coups that resulted in a military-backed government and the subsequent creation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) that took power in 1979. That government also ended in a coup in 1981, followed by military-backed rule until democratic elections were held in 1991. The BNP and AL alternated in power from 1991 to 2008, with the exception of a military-backed, emergency caretaker regime in 2007. The country returned to fully democratic rule in 2008 with the election of the AL and Prime Minister Sheikh HASINA. With the help of international development assistance, Bangladesh is on track to graduate from the UN’s Least Developed Countries (LDC) list in 2026. The economy has grown at an annual average of about 6.25% for the last two decades. Poverty declined from 11.8 percent in 2010 to 5.0 percent in 2022, based on the international poverty line of $2.15 a day (using 2017 Purchasing Power Parity exchange rate). The country made a rapid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, but still faces economic challenges.
- Location
- Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India.
- Climate
- Tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)
- Terrain
- Mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast.
- Highest point
- Mowdok Taung 1,060 m.
- Lowest point
- Bay of Bengal 0 m.
- Coastline
- 580 km.
- Land borders
- Total: 4,413 km; border countries: Burma 271 km; India 4,142 km.
- Major rivers
- Brahmaputra river mouth (shared with China [s] and India) - 3,969 km; Ganges river mouth (shared with India [s]) - 2,704 km note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth.
- Natural resources
- Natural gas, arable land, timber, coal.
- Land use
- Agricultural land: 72.3% (2023 est.); arable land: 60.6% (2023 est.); permanent crops: 7.1% (2023 est.); permanent pasture: 4.6% (2023 est.); forest: 14.4% (2023 est.); other: 13.3% (2023 est.)
- Natural hazards
- Droughts; cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season.
- Geographic note
- Most of the country is situated on deltas of large rivers flowing from the Himalayas: the Ganges unites with the Jamuna (main channel of the Brahmaputra) and later joins the Meghna to eventually empty into the Bay of Bengal.
- Languages
- Bangla 98.8% (official, also known as Bengali), other 1.2% (2011 est.)
- Religions
- Muslim 91%, Hindu 8%, other 1% (2022 est.)
- Ethnic groups
- Bengali at least 99%, other indigenous ethnic groups 1% (2022 est.)
- Economy
- One of the fastest growing emerging market economies; strong economic rebound following COVID-19; significant poverty reduction; exports dominated by textile industry; weakened exports and remittances resulted in declining foreign exchange reserves and 2022 IMF loan request.
From the CIA World Factbook (public domain), archived edition of 2026-01-22. The Factbook is no longer updated, so figures reflect that edition.
Bangladesh in Numbers
- Population
- 175.69 million
- GDP
- US$456.3 billion
- GDP per person
- US$2,597
- Life expectancy
- 74.9 years
- Population growth
- 1.22% a year
- Population density
- 1,333 per km²
- Urban population
- 33.2%
- Surface area
- 147,570 km²
- Forest cover
- 14.4%
- Arable land
- 60.5%
- Access to electricity
- 99.5%
- Internet users
- 53.4%
Indicators from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). The year under each figure is its reference year.
Bangladesh in Depth
History
The first great indigenous empire to cover the territory was the Maurya Empire (c. 320–185 BC). Following its decline, the kingdom of Samatata arose, which was a tributary state of the Gupta Empire (ca. 319–ca. 540 AD). Harsha (606–47 AD) drew Samatata into its loosely administered political structure. The Buddhist Pala Empire ruled the region from 750 to 1150 AD. It was overthrown by the Hindu Sena dynasty, which ruled the territory until the Muslim conquests led by Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji of the Ghurid dynasty in 1204.
Bengal was then incorporated into the Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526 AD). In 1341, the independent Bengal Sultanate was established by Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah.
Geography
Bangladesh is in South Asia on the Bay of Bengal. It is surrounded almost entirely by neighbouring India, and shares a small border with Myanmar to its southeast, though it lies very close to Nepal, Bhutan, and China. The country is divided into three regions. Most of the country is dominated by the fertile Ganges Delta, the largest river delta in the world. The northwest and central parts of the country are formed by the Madhupur and the Barind plateaus. The northeast and southeast are home to evergreen hill ranges.
The Ganges delta is formed by the confluence of the Ganges (local name Padma or Pôdda), Brahmaputra (Jamuna or Jomuna), and Meghna rivers and their tributaries.
Economy
Bangladesh is a lower-middle income mixed-market economy. It has the world's 36th-largest economy by nominal terms, and the 24th-largest by PPP. Bangladesh has a labour force of 71.4 million, which is the world's seventh-largest, with an unemployment rate of 3.6% as of 2024. Its foreign exchange reserves, although depleting, remain the second-highest in South Asia, after India. Bangladesh's large diaspora contributed roughly $27 billion in remittances in 2024. The Bangladeshi taka is the national currency.
As of 2023, the large service sector accounts for about 51.5% of total GDP, followed by the industrial sector (34.6%), while the agriculture sector is by far the smallest, making up only 11% of total GDP.
Demographics
Bangladesh had a recorded population of 169.8 million in the 2022 census, which rose to 175.4 million as of 2026. It is the eighth-most-populous country in the world, the fifth-most populous country in Asia, and the most densely populated large country in the world, with a headline population density of 1,265 people/km2 as of 2020. Bangladesh's total fertility rate (TFR), once among the highest in the world, has experienced a dramatic decline, from 5.5 in 1985 to 3.7 in 1995, down to 1.9 in 2022, which is below the sub-replacement fertility of 2.1. Most of the population lives in rural areas, with only 40% of the population living in urban areas as of 2023.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Bangladesh (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Bangladesh: Key Facts
| Currency | Bangladeshi taka |
|---|---|
| Official language | Bangla |
| Head of state | Mohammad Shahabuddin |
| Head of government | Tarique Rahman |
| Form of government | Westminster system, parliamentary republic |
| Calling code | +880 |
| Internet domain | .bd |
| Highest point | Mowdok tiang |
| Lowest point | Bay of Bengal |
| Established | 26 March 1971 |
Facts from Wikidata Q902 (CC0).
History of Bangladesh: Empires and States
The atlas records 29 polities whose mapped territory included part of Bangladesh, from Magadha - Haryanka dynasty in 450 BCE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here | Extent |
|---|---|---|
| Magadha - Haryanka dynasty | 450–405 BCE | A small part |
| Mahajanapadas | 450–351 BCE | Most |
| Magadha - Shaishunaga dynasty | 404–334 BCE | Most |
| Nanda Empire | 333–319 BCE | Most |
| The Maurya Empire | 318–171 BCE | Nearly all |
| Mahameghavahana Dynasty | 170–165 BCE | A large part |
| Shunga Empire | 170–67 BCE | A large part |
| Kanva Dynasty | 66–28 BCE | A large part |
| The Gupta Empire | 347–554 CE | Most |
| Maukhari Dynasty | 555–611 CE | A large part |
| Gauda Kingdom | 602–611 CE | A large part |
| Harsha's Empire | 612–655 CE | Most |
| Khadga Dynasty | 656–704 CE | A large part |
| Pala Empire | 750–1071 CE | Most |
| Kamarupa Kingdom | 960–1055 CE | A small part |
| Sena Dynasty | 1072–1235 CE | Most |
| Mamluk Dynasty | 1236–1293 CE | Most |
| The Delhi Sultanate | 1236–1343 CE | Most |
| Khalji Dynasty | 1294–1325 CE | Most |
| Tughlaq Dynasty | 1326–1343 CE | Most |
| Sultanate of Bengal | 1352–1533 CE | Most |
| Hussain Shahi Dynasty | 1534–1539 CE | Most |
| Sur Empire | 1540–1578 CE | Most |
| The Mughal Empire | 1579–1717 CE | Nearly all |
| Nawabs of Bengal | 1718–1761 CE | Nearly all |
| The British Empire | 1762–1946 CE | Nearly all |
| British Raj | 1859–1946 CE | Nearly all |
| Islamic Republic of Pakistan | 1947–1972 CE | Nearly all |
| People's Republic of Bangladesh | 1973–2024 CE | Nearly all |
Historical Maps of Bangladesh
Bangladesh on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Visiting Bangladesh
The People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Goṇoprojātontrī Bānglādesh) is a country in South Asia, on the edge of the Indian subcontinent. The country is endowed with pristine beaches, numerous archaeological sites, bustling markets, numerous sites of religious importance, forests, delicious food, and more importantly, hospitable and friendly people.
Bangladesh offers World Heritage Sites, historical monuments, resorts, experiences with tribal people, and wildlife of various species. Travellers looking for activities can participate in angling, water skiing, river cruising, hiking, rowing, yachting, and sea bathing.
Travel notes adapted from Wikivoyage: Bangladesh (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Largest Cities in Bangladesh
16 cities recorded. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhaka | 12.80 million | Dhaka | National capital |
| 2 | Chittagong | 4.53 million | Chittagong | Admin-1 capital |
| 3 | Khulna | 1.55 million | Khulna | Admin-1 capital |
| 4 | Rajshahi | 810,000 | Rajshahi | Admin-1 capital |
| 5 | Comilla | 389,411 | Chittagong | Populated place |
| 6 | Mymensingh | 330,126 | Dhaka | Populated place |
| 7 | Rangpur | 285,564 | Rajshahi | Populated place |
| 8 | Jessore | 243,987 | Khulna | Populated place |
| 9 | Sylhet | 237,000 | Sylhet | Populated place |
| 10 | Saidpur | 232,209 | Rajshahi | Populated place |
| 11 | Narayanganj | 223,622 | Dhaka | Populated place |
| 12 | Barisal | 202,242 | Barisal | Admin-1 capital |
| 13 | Tangail | 180,144 | Dhaka | Populated place |
| 14 | Jamalpur | 167,900 | Dhaka | Admin-1 capital |
| 15 | Nawabganj | 142,361 | Rajshahi | Populated place |
| 16 | Pabna | 137,888 | Rajshahi | Populated place |
Highest Mountains in Bangladesh
1 mountain recorded. Ranked by summit elevation above sea level. A summit on a border is listed under both countries.
| # | Name | Elevation | Feet | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mowdok Mual | 1,052 m | 3,451 ft | Asia |
Largest Lakes in Bangladesh
1 lake recorded. Ranked by mapped surface area. A lake on a border is listed under each country it lies in, with the area of the whole lake.
| # | Name | Surface Area | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karnaphuli Reservoir | 518 km² | Reservoir |
Rivers in Bangladesh
3 rivers recorded. Listed alphabetically. A river is listed where its mapped reach lies, so long rivers appear under more than one country.
Ports in Bangladesh
2 ports recorded. Ranked by approach channel depth, the figure that limits which ships can call. Harbours link to their write-up on the page of the sea or coast they lie on.
| # | Name | Channel Depth | Class | Sea | Max Vessel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongla | 49.4 m | Small | Arabian Sea & Bay of Bengal | medium vessels |
| 2 | Chittagong | 49.4 m | Minor | Arabian Sea & Bay of Bengal | medium vessels |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Bangladesh
3 World Heritage Sites recorded. Listed by year of inscription, earliest first. Sites shared with another country appear under each.
| # | Name | Inscribed | Type | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mosque City of Bagerhat | 1985 | Cultural | (iv) |
| 2 | Somapura Mahavihara | 1985 | Cultural | (i) (ii) (vi) |
| 3 | Sundarbans Reserved Forest | 1997 | Natural | (ix) (x) |
Mountain Ranges, Deserts and Landforms of Bangladesh
3 mountain ranges, deserts and other landforms recorded. Ranked by mapped area. Covers mountain ranges, deserts, plateaus, named glaciers, plains, basins, peninsulas and capes. One that crosses a border is listed under every country it lies in, with the area of the whole feature.
| # | Name | Area | Type | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ganges Plain | 52,953 km² | Plain | Asia |
| 2 | Ganges Delta | 9,743 km² | Delta | Asia |
| 3 | Sundarbans | 2,054 km² | Wetlands | Asia |
Ganges Delta
Delta · 9,743 km²
Ganges Delta is a delta in Asia, covering an estimated 9,743 km². It extends across India and Bangladesh.
The Ganges Delta (also known the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta predominantly covering the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the world's largest river delta and it empties into the Bay of Bengal with the combined waters of several river systems, mainly those of the Brahmaputra River and the Ganges River. It is also one of the most fertile regions in the world, thus earning the nickname the Green Delta. The delta stretches from the Hooghly River in the west to as far as the Meghna River in the east.
Adapted from Wikipedia: Ganges Delta (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Feature class
- Delta
- Mapped extent
- 9,743 km²
- Size rank
- #119 of 231 landforms
- Region
- Asia
- Countries
- India, Bangladesh
- Coordinates
- 21.7598°, 90.6565°
- Ranges:
- Chin Hills (Asia), Arakan Yoma (Asia)
- Settlements:
- Barisal (109 km), Chittagong (134 km), Khulna (165 km)
More about Ganges Delta
Geography and topography
The Ganges Delta has the shape of a triangle and is considered to be "arcuate" (arc-shaped). It covers more than 105,000 km2 (41,000 sq mi) and lies mostly in Bangladesh and India, with rivers from Bhutan, Tibet, and Nepal draining into it from the north. 67% of the delta is inside Bangladesh and only 33% belongs to West Bengal. Most of the delta is composed of alluvial soils made up of small sediment particles that finally settle down as river currents slow in the estuary. Rivers carry these fine particles with them, even from their sources at glaciers as fluvio-glacial. Red and red-yellow laterite soils are found as one heads farther east. The soil has large amounts of minerals and nutrients, which are good for agriculture.
Geology
The Ganges Delta lies at the junction of three tectonic plates: the Indian Plate, the Eurasian Plate, and the Burma Plate. The edge of the Eocene paleoshelf runs approximately from Kolkata to the edge of the Shillong Plateau. The edge of the paleoshelf marks the transition from the thick continental crust in the northwest to the thin continental or oceanic crust in the southeast. The enormous sediment supply from the Himalayan collision has extended the delta about 400 kilometres (250 mi) seaward since the Eocene. The sediment thickness southeast of the edge of the paleoshelf beneath the Ganges Delta can exceed 16 km (9.9 mi).
Climate
The Ganges Delta lies mostly in the tropical wet climate zone, and receives between 1,500 to 2,000 mm (59 to 79 in) of rainfall each year in the western part, and 2,000 to 3,000 mm (79 to 118 in) in the eastern part.. Hot, dry summers and cool, dry winters make the climate suitable for agriculture.
In November 1970, the deadliest tropical cyclone of the twentieth century hit the Ganges Delta region. The 1970 Bhola cyclone killed 500,000 people (official death toll), with another 100,000 missing. The Guinness Book of World Records estimated the total loss of human life from the Bhola cyclone at 1,000,000.
Another cyclone hit the delta in 1991, killing about 139,000 people. It also left many people homeless.
Environmental history
From the late 1600s, the delta was colonized by the East India Company, whose governance relied on zamindars. Whereas the inhabitants used to build temporary levees, which were breached each monsoon season, colonial rule promoted the construction of permanent levees. This increased agricultural productivity in the short run, but interfered with sedimentation, which naturally fertilizes and raises the land, compensating subsidence. In the 19th century, the British state promoted the construction of railroads, which led to more levees, fewer forests, more stagnant wetland, and the spreading of malaria.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Ganges Delta (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Sundarbans
Wetlands · 2,054 km²
Sundarbans is a wetlands in Asia, covering an estimated 2,054 km². It extends across India and Bangladesh.
Sundarbans is a mangrove forest area in the Ganges Delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It spans the area from the Hooghly River in India's state of West Bengal to the Baleswar River in Bangladesh's Khulna Division. It comprises closed and open mangrove forests, land used for agricultural purpose, mudflats and barren land, and is intersected by multiple tidal streams and channels. Spread across 10,277 km2 (3,968 sq mi), it is the world's largest mangrove forest. It covers over 6,017 km2 (2,323 sq mi) in Bangladesh's Khulna Division. In West Bengal's Presidency division, they extend over 4,260 km2 (1,640 sq mi) in the South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas districts.
Four protected areas in the Sundarbans are enlisted as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, viz. Sundarbans West, Sundarbans South, Sundarbans East in Bangladesh and Sundarbans National Park in India.
The Indian Sundarbans were considered endangered in a 2020 assessment under the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems framework. The most abundant tree species are sundri (Heritiera fomes) and gewa (Excoecaria agallocha).
Adapted from Wikipedia: Sundarbans (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Feature class
- Wetlands
- Mapped extent
- 2,054 km²
- Size rank
- #157 of 231 landforms
- Region
- Asia
- Countries
- India, Bangladesh
- Coordinates
- 21.6399°, 88.4015°
- Ranges:
- Chin Hills (Asia), Arakan Yoma (Asia)
- Settlements:
- Barisal (98 km), Khulna (129 km), Chittagong (174 km)
More about Sundarbans
Geography
The Sundarban forest lies in the vast delta on the Bay of Bengal formed by the super-confluence of the Hooghly, Padma (both are distributaries of Ganges), Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers across southern Bangladesh. The seasonally flooded Sundarbans freshwater swamp forest lies inland from the mangrove forests on the coastal fringe. The forest covers 10,277 km2 (3,968 mi2) of which about 6,517 km2 (2,516 mi2) are in Bangladesh. The Indian part of Sundarbans is estimated to be about 4,260 km2 (1,640 mi2), of which about 1,700 km2 (660 mi2) is occupied by water bodies in the forms of river, canals and creeks of width varying from a few metres to several kilometres.
Climate change impact
The physical development processes along the coast are influenced by a multitude of factors, comprising wave motions, micro and macro-tidal cycles and long shore currents typical to the coastal tract. The shore currents vary greatly along with the monsoon. These are also affected by cyclonic action. Erosion and accretion through these forces maintains varying levels, as yet not properly measured, of physiographic change whilst the mangrove vegetation itself provides a remarkable stability to the entire system. During each monsoon season almost all the Bengal Delta is submerged, much of it for half a year. The sediment of the lower delta plain is primarily advected inland by monsoonal coastal setup and cyclonic events.
History
The history of human settlement in the Sundarbans area can be traced back to Mauryan era (4th-2nd century BCE). A ruin of an abandoned city was found in the Baghmara Forest Block that is attributed to Chand Sadagar, a pre-Mauryan semi-historical figure in Bengali folklore. Archaeological excavation at Kapilmuni, Paikgacha Upazilla, north of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh, revealed ruins of urban settlement dating back to the early middle ages. During the Mughal period, forest tracts were leased out by the local rulers for establishing settlements. In 1757, The British East India Company obtained proprietary rights over Sundarbans from the Mughal Emperor Alamgir II and completed mapping the area in 1764. However, systematic forest management started a century later.
Economy
The forest has immense protective and productive functions. Constituting 51% of the total reserve forest of Bangladesh, it contributes about 41% of total forest revenue and accounts for about 45% of all timber and fuel wood output of the country.
Part of the Sundarbans is shielded from tidal inflow by leaves and there one finds villages and agriculture. During the monsoon season, the low lying agricultural lands are waterlogged and the summer kharif crop is therefore mainly deepwater rice or floating rice. In the dry winter season, the land is normally uncropped and used for cattle grazing.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Sundarbans (CC BY-SA 4.0).
States and Provinces of Bangladesh
2 first-level divisions with their own map.
Countries Bordering Bangladesh
Land and maritime neighbours.
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Bangladesh: Quick Answers
- What is the capital of Bangladesh?
- The capital of Bangladesh is Dhaka.
- What is the population of Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh has a population of about 175.69 million, the #8 largest of 225 countries in YearMaps. Source: World Bank, 2025.
- How big is Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh covers 147,570 km², ranking #95 by area, with about 1,191 people per square kilometre.
- Which continent is Bangladesh in?
- Bangladesh is in Asia.
- Which countries border Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh shares a land or maritime border with India, Myanmar.
- What is the largest city in Bangladesh?
- Dhaka is the largest city in Bangladesh, with a metropolitan population of about 12.80 million.
- What is the highest mountain in Bangladesh?
- The highest summit recorded for Bangladesh in YearMaps is Mowdok Mual at 1,052 m (3,451 ft). Summits on a border are counted for both countries.
- What is the largest lake in Bangladesh?
- The largest lake recorded in or bordering Bangladesh is Karnaphuli Reservoir, at roughly 518 km².