Bangladesh: flag, capital & map
Get to know Bangladesh, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Dhaka
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Southern Asia
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 175,686,899
- Area
- 147,570 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Bengali
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
Bangladesh lies on the Bay of Bengal. The red circle on its flag is set against a green field.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Bangladesh
The flag of Bangladesh has a dark green field bearing a large red circle that is offset slightly towards the hoist side of center.
Where it is
Bangladesh is grouped in Southern Asia, within Roam’s Asia region. Its land-border list includes 2 countries in this atlas: Myanmar, India. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Bangladesh has a recorded area of 147,570 square kilometres. Among the 9 countries assigned to Southern Asia in this dataset, it ranks 5 by area, from largest to smallest. Afghanistan is immediately above it in that ordering, at 652,230 km². Nepal is immediately below it, at 147,181 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 175,686,899 people for Bangladesh in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 1,191 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Bengali. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Bangladeshi Taka (BDT). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Bangladesh?
Reveal answer
Dhaka. Bangladesh lies on the Bay of Bengal. The red circle on its flag is set against a green field.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Bangladesh?
Reveal answer
The flag of Bangladesh has a dark green field bearing a large red circle that is offset slightly towards the hoist side of center.
Which land neighbours of Bangladesh are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Myanmar and India. The source classifies Bangladesh as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Bangladesh?
Reveal answer
Bengali. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Bangladesh.
Which currency codes are listed for Bangladesh?
Reveal answer
Bangladeshi Taka (BDT). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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