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Official Name : |
People’s Republic of Bangladesh |
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Form of Government : |
Parliamentary form of Government |
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Head of State : |
President |
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Head of Government : |
Prime Minister |
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Geographical Location : |
In South
Asia: between 20o 34/ and 26o 38/ North Latitude and
between 88o 01/ and 92o 41/ East Longitude Consists of
mostly flat fertile alluvial land. |
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Boundaries |
North: India (West Bengal & Meghalaya), West:
India (West Bengal), East: India (Tripura &
Assam) and Myanmar, South: Bay of Bengal |
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Area : |
147,570 sq km (56.977 sq miles) (Territorial water –12 nautical miles). |
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Capital city : |
Dhaka
(Metropolitan Area 522 sq kms.) |
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Standard time : |
GMT + 6 hours |
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Climate : |
Tropical; Mild Winter (October
– March); Hot, Humid Summer (March to June); Humid-Warm
Rainy Monsoon (June to October) |
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Rainfall : |
1194
mm to 3454 mm (June – August) |
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Population : |
144.2
million (Provisional estimate in 2008-09)/Census 2001 |
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Life Expectancy : |
Male: 65.5 years Female : 70 years |
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Per Capita GDP : |
US $621 |
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Currency : |
Taka (BDT) |
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Internet Domain : |
.bd |
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Intl. Dialing Code : |
+880 |
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Land Boundaries : |
Total : 4,246 km India : 4,053 km Myanmar : 193 km |
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Highest Peak : |
Keokradong : 1,230 m (Bandarban Hill District) |
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Labor force |
Agriculture : 48.4% Industry : 24.3% Service : 14.2% (By
Occupation) |
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Literacy Rate : |
49.1 % (Census 2001) |
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Language : |
Bengali : 95% |
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Religion : |
Muslim : 88.3% Hindu : 10.5% Buddhist : 0.6%
Christian : 0.3% & Animists and believers in tribal
faiths : 0.3% |
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Food : |
Rice,
Bread, Fruits, Vegetables, pulses , fish, meat, and
Potato |
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Principal Industries : |
Jute, Tea, Textiles, Ready Made Garments (RMG), Knitwear,
Paper,
Newsprint, Fertilizer, Leather & Leather Goods,
Sugar, Cement, Fish Processing, Pharmaceuticals,
Chemical Industries, Plastic & Ceramics, Engineering etc. |
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Major Trading Partners : |
USA, EU Countries, India, China, Japan,
South Korea, Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan,
Indonesia, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, UAE etc. |
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Export Partners : |
USA : 26%, Germany : 15.6%, UK : 9.6%, France : 6.6%,
Netherlands : 2.6% (Year 2008) |
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Import Partners : |
China : 14.7%, India : 14.7%, Kuwait : 7.5%, Singapore :
7.1%, Japan : 4.1% (Year 2008) |
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Traditional Exports : |
Raw Jute, Jute Goods, Tea, Leather &
Leather Products etc. |
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Non-traditional Exports : |
Ready-Made Garments, Knitwear, Frozen Shrimps, other
Fish Products, Jute Carpet, Shoes , Newsprint, Paper, Naphtha,
Furnace Oil, Urea,
Fruits and Vegetables, Cut flower, Handicrafts etc. |
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Principal Imports |
Food Grains, Oil Seeds, Crude petroleum, Petroleum Products,
Fertilizer, Cement, Staple Fibers, Yarn, Fabrics, Iron &
Steel, Capital Goods, Automobiles etc. |
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Principal crops : |
Rice,
Wheat , Jute, Tea, Tobacco, Sugarcane, Banana and Mango. |
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Communication : |
Railways : 2,768 km, Roadways : 239,226 km, Waterways :
8,370 km |
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International Airports : |
Dhaka : Dhaka International Airport Chittagong
: Shah Amanat International Airport, Sylhet : Osmani
International Airport. |
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Domestic Airports : |
Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet,
Cox’s Bazaar, Thakurgaon, Syedpur, Rajshahi, Jessore and
Barisal and Ishwardi. |
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Domestic Airlines : |
Public Sector : Bangladesh Biman, Private Sector : GMG
Airlines, Best Air, Royal Bengal and United Airways (BD)
Ltd. |
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Sea Ports : |
Chittagong and Mongla. |
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Inland River Ports : |
Dhaka, Chandpur, Barisal, Khulna, Bhairab, Narayanganj,
Sirajganj. |
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Land Ports : |
Benapol, Teknaf, Banglabandha, Sonamasjid, Hili,
Darshana, Birol, Burimari, Tamabil, Haluaghat, Akhaura,
Bibirbazar and Bhomra. |
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Radio Broadcast Station : |
Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna, Sylhet, Comilla,
Rangamati and Thakurgaon. |
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TV Broadcast : |
Dhaka, Natore, Chittagong, Brahmanbaria, Patuakhali,
Noakhali, Bangladesh Television (BTV), BTV World, ATN
Bangla, Chanel I etc. |
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Press : |
The Daily Star, The Financial Express, New Age, Prothom
Alo, Ittefaq etc. |
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News Agency : |
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), Bdnews24.com etc. |
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satellite Station : |
Betbunia and Talibabad |
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Tourist season : |
October to March |
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