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Bangladesh
Country Profile
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Official
Name: |
The
Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh |
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Political
System: |
Parliamentary
Democracy |
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Independence
Day: |
26
March (1971) |
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Geographical
Location: |
Bangladesh
is located in South Asia, between 20º34´ and 26º88´
north latitudes and 80º10´and 92º41´east
longitudes, bordering the Bay of Bengal in the South, rounding
India in the North, East and West and Myanmar in the Southeast |
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Land
Boundaries: |
Total
4,246 km of which 4,053 km with India and the rest 193 km. with
Myanmar |
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Coast
Line: |
580
km |
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Area: |
147,570
square km |
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Administrative
Divisions: |
Dhaka,
Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal and Sylhet |
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Territorial
Water: |
12
nautical miles |
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Economic
Zone: |
Up
to 200 nautical miles |
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Capital
City: |
Dhaka |
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Airport: |
3
international airports
Zia International Airport, Dhaka
Shah Amanat International Airport, Chittagong
Osmani International Airport, Sylhet |
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Seaport: |
Chittagong
and Mongla |
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Standard
Time: |
GMT+
6 hours |
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Climate: |
Sub-tropical
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Temperature
Variation: |
Mild
winter (October-March) average maximum 29ºC and average
minimum
11ºC, hot humid summer (March-June) maximum average 42ºC
and minimum average 21ºC, humid, warm rainy monsoon (June-October) |
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Population: |
144,319,628
(July 2005 est.) |
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Population
by Religions: |
Muslim
86%, Hindu 12%, Others (Buddhist, Christian, Adibasi) 2% |
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Age
Structure: |
| 0-14
years: |
33.1%
(male 24,590,207/female 23,162,420) |
| 15-64
years: |
63.5%
(male 46,764,824/female 44,868,733) |
| 65+: |
3.4%
(male 2,650,683/female 2,282,761) (2005 est.) |
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Population
Growth Rate: |
2.09%
(2005 est.) |
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Birth
Rate: |
30.01
births/per thousand (2005 est.) |
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Death
Rate: |
8.4
deaths/per thousand (2005 est.) |
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Sex
Ratio: |
| At
Birth: |
1.06
male(s)/female |
| Under
15 years: |
1.06
male(s)/female |
| 15-64
years: |
1.04
male(s)/female |
| 65+: |
1.16
male(s)/female |
| Total: |
1.05
male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Per
Capita Income: |
$
400 (2003) |
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Literacy
Rate: |
67% |
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Infant
Mortality Rate: |
62.6
deaths/per 1000 live births |
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Life
Expectancy at Birth: |
62.08 |
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Total
Fertility Rate: |
3.13
children born/per women |
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HIV/AIDS
Prevalence Rate: |
0.01%
(2001 est.) |
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People
Living with HIV/AIDS: |
13,000
(2001 est.) |
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Terrain:
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Mostly
flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast |
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Natural
Resources: |
Natural
gas, arable land, timber |
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Land
Use: |
| Arable
Land: |
67% |
| Permanent
Crops: |
2% |
| Meadows
and Pastures: |
4% |
| Forest
and Woodland: |
16% |
| Other: |
11% |
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Language: |
95%
Bengali and 5% other dialects. |
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Mineral
Resources: |
Natural
gas, limestone, hard rock, coal, lignite, silica sand, white
clay,
Radioactive sand, etc. (there is strong possibility of oil deposit) |
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Principal
Industries: |
Jute,
tea, textile, garments, paper, newsprint, fertilizer, leather
and leather goods,
sugar, cement, fish processing, pharmaceuticals, etc. |
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Traditional
Export Items: |
Raw
jute, jute products, tea, leather & leather products etc. |
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Principal
Export Items: |
Readymade
garments and processed shrimp |
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Principal
Imports: |
Crude
petroleum, petroleum products, food grains, oil seeds, raw cotton,
edible oil, fertilizer, staple fibbers, yarn, iron ore, steel,
machineries etc. |
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Currency:
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Taka
(TK.) 1US $ =TK.68.50 [01-10-2005)
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