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Bangladesh
People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Ganaprojatantri Bangladesh
Political Status: Independent state proclaimed March 26, 1971; de facto independence achieved December 16, 1971; republican constitution of December 16, 1972, suspended following coup of March 24, 1982, but restored on November 10, 1986; parliamentary system (abandoned in favor of presidential system in January 1975) restored by referendum of September 15, 1991.
Area: 55,598 sq. mi. (143,999 sq. km).
Population: 162,911,000 (2016E—UN); 156,186,882 (2016E—U.S. Census).
Major Urban Centers (2016E—UN, metropolitan area): DHAKA (18,237,000), Chittagong (4,640,000), Khulna (1,336,000).
Official Language: Bangla (Bengali).
Monetary Unit: Taka (official rate October 1, 2016: 78.38 takas = $1US).
President: Abdul HAMID (Awami League); as the only candidate, declared president-elect by the Election Commission on April 22, 2013, and sworn in on April 24, 2013, following the March 20, 2013, death of Mohammad ...