Bangladesh
- Region
- Asia
- Area
- 147,570 km²
- Capital
- Dhaka
- ISO
- BD
What the flag means
Green is said to stand for the lush green land and youth, and the red disc for the sun rising over Bengal and the blood shed in the 1971 war of independence.
Fun facts
- FlagThe red circle on the flag of Bangladesh is set slightly toward the flagpole so that it looks centered when the flag waves in the wind.
- GeographyMost of Bangladesh lies in one of the world’s largest deltas, formed by the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers.
- CultureInternational Mother Language Day on February 21 comes from a movement to protect the Bengali language in what is now Bangladesh.
- CultureThe country name Bangladesh means “country of Bengal” in Bengali.
