2016: Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 49, Political Rights: 4, Civil Liberties: 4
Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ Bangladesh, lit. "The country of Bengal"), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh (গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh), is a country in South Asia. It shares land borders with India and Myanmar (Burma). The country's maritime territory in the Bay of Bengal is roughly equal to the size of its land area. Bangladesh is the world's eighth most populous country. Dhaka is its capital and largest city, followed by Chittagong, which has the country's largest port. Bangladesh forms the largest and easternmost part of the Bengal region. Bangladeshis include people from a range of ethnic groups and religions. Bengalis, who speak the official Bengali language, make up 98% of the population. The politically dominant Bengali Muslims make the nation the world's third largest Muslim-majority country. Islam is the official religion of Bangladesh.
Geographical type: Territory
Latitude: 23.8° N — Longitude: 90.05° E
Area: 147,570 km²
ISO 3166-2 code: BD
Measures of Freedom
2016: Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 49, Political Rights: 4, Civil Liberties: 4
2021: 5.51, Rank: 130, Personal freedom: 5.30, Economic freedom: 5.81
2014: 6.35, Rank: 121
Articles
Criticizes Benjamin Powell's defense, in a Forbes article, of Bangladesh garment sweatshops
Prompted by the "closing" of the U.S. government during Oct 2013, examines two examples of how the state behaves towards people: an Iraq war veteran and his family, and the genocide of Bengalis in March 1971, with the support of Nixon and Kissinger
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