About Bangladesh

Official name	Gana Prajatantri Bangladesh (People’s Republic of Bangladesh)
Form of government	unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (Parliament [350¹])
Head of state	President: Zillur Rahman
Head of government	Prime Minister: Sheikh Hasina Wazed
Capital	Dhaka
Official language	Bengali (Bangla)
Official religion	Islam
Monetary unit	Bangladesh taka (Tk)
Population	(2011 est.) 142,875,000
Total area (sq mi)	56,977
Total area (sq km)	147,570
Urban-rural population	Urban: (2009) 27.6% Rural: (2009) 72.4%
Life expectancy at birth	Male: (2010) 67.6 years Female: (2010) 71.3 years
Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate	Male: (2006) 58.5% Female: (2006) 48.8%
GNI per capita (U.S.$)	(2009) 640

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