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Bangladesh
Location marker · geographic overview
24° N / 90° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Dhaka
- Population
- 173,562,364 2024
- Area
- 147,570 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Bengali
- Currency
- Bangladeshi taka (BDT)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · 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.
Landscape & landmarks
Bangladesh has many UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is a country with lots of places to visit, many of which offer unforgettable experiences but remain relatively unknown to the rest of the world. As a vacation destination Bangladesh has many facets, the main one being eco-tourism. Some of the tourist attractions include archaeological sites, historic mosques and monuments, resorts, beaches, picnic spots, forest and wildlife.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
Bangladesh is a seafood lover's paradise. Traditionally most of the country lives off of the once-bountiful freshwater river fish, especially the officially designated "national fish" Hilsa. The Hilsa has a nice flavour but some may find the many fine bones difficult to manage; if you can master eating this fish, consider yourself on par with the locals in fish-eating and deboning expertise.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-08-29. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Southern Asia
- Calling code
- +880
- Internet domain
- .bd
- Land border codes
- MMR, IND
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the left side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .bd. Source ↗
- The source lists sunday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.