Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a country in South Asia with a population of approximately ~171.5 million. Its capital is Dhaka. This is the complete reference for identifying Bangladesh in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Continent / region | South Asia |
| Capital | Dhaka |
| Population | ~171.5 million |
| ISO codes | BD / BGD |
| Coordinates | 23.71°, 90.41° |
| Bordering countries | None on file (island or maritime) |
How Bangladesh appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Bangladesh is identified through the clue sequence: south asia first, then population range (~171.5 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Dhaka), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Bangladesh is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach South Asia.
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Reading Bangladesh in MapDash context
Bangladesh is one of the data points covered by this site’s country-guessing geography puzzles dataset. The detail above comes directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across recognized sovereign countries.
The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for Bangladesh’s peers within recognized sovereign countries. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Bangladesh?
The capital of Bangladesh is Dhaka.
What continent is Bangladesh in?
Bangladesh is in South Asia.
What is the population of Bangladesh?
Bangladesh has a population of approximately ~171.5 million.
What countries border Bangladesh?
Bangladesh has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.