World Context: Bangladesh

Source and mapping status

This page maps the site registry entry “Bangladesh” to the supplied dataset entity “Bangladesh.” Mapping status: exact-name. The source is a frozen 2025 snapshot; dates embedded in individual fields remain controlling.

• Source entity count: 1.
• Selected public fields present: 18.
• Independent corroboration in this page: none.

Place and environment

Location: Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India Area: total : 148,460 sq km; land: 130,170 sq km; water: 18,290 sq km 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 Natural hazards: droughts; cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season Environmental issues: flooding; water pollution, especially of fishing areas, from the use of commercial pesticides; groundwater pollution from naturally occurring arsenic; falling water tables in the northern and central parts of the country; soil degradation and erosion; deforestation; destruction of wetlands; severe overpopulation with noise pollution

Population, settlement, and language context

Population: total: 174,370,536 (2025 est.); male: 83,908,720; female: 90,461,816 Urbanization: urban population: 40.5% of total population (2023); rate of urbanization: 2.88% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) Languages: Bangla 98.8% (official, also known as Bengali), other 1.2% (2011 est.)

Public and legal context

Capital: name: Dhaka; geographic coordinates: 23 43 N, 90 24 E; time difference: UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time); etymology: the origins of the name are unclear, but it may be derived from either the dhak tree or Dhakeshwari, a goddess with a shrine in the city Government type: parliamentary republic Legal system: common law, incorporating elements of English common law; since independence, statutory law has been the primary form of legislation; Islamic law applies to Muslims in family and inheritance laws, with Hindu personal law applying to Hindus and Buddhists

Economy and connectivity context

Economic overview: 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 Industries: cotton, textiles and clothing, jute, tea, paper, cement, fertilizer, sugar, light engineering Electricity access: electrification - total population: 99.4% (2022 est.); electrification - urban areas: 100%; electrification - rural areas: 99.3% Internet users: percent of population: 45% (2023 est.) Airports: 17 (2025) Ports: total ports: 2 (2024); large: 0; medium: 1; small: 1; very small: 0; ports with oil terminals: 0; key ports: Chittagong, Mongla

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