The Country (Official Name) |
| The People Republic's of Bangladesh |
| Capital: Dhaka |
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| Latitude/Longitude ( Capital City )
23º 43' N, 90º 22' E . Location- Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India
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| Boundaries |
North: India(W.Bengal and Meghalaya
West : India(W. Bengal)
East : India(Tripura, Assam) & Myanmar
South : Bay of Bengal |
| Area |
1,43,998 square Km
Teritorial water: 12 nautical miles |
| Time & Climate |
Time: GMT Plus 6 hours
Climates: Sub-Tropical Monsoon |
| Temperature & Rainfall |
Winter (Nov-Feb): Max 29ºC - Min 7ºC
Summer(Apr-Sep): Max 39ºC - Min 21ºC
Rainfall: 120-345cm(47"-136") during monsoon |
| Humidity & Population |
Humidity: Highest: 99%(July), Lowest: 36%(Dec)
Population: 131.2 million(2002)
Density: 889 per sq./km, Literacy: 65% |
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| Religious Groups |
| Muslims: 88.3 %, Hindus: 10.5 %, Buddhist: 0.6 % Christian: 0.3 %, Tribals: 0.1 % |
| Administrative & Other units |
| Division : 06, District: 64, City Corporation: 06, Municipility : 166, Upazila: 494, Union Parishad: 4,472, Village: 68,000 |
| Satellite Station |
| i) Betbunia, ii) Talibabad |
| Language |
95 % Speak Bangla and 5 % other dialects
English is widely spoken |
| Crops and Food |
Food Staple diet: Rice, Vegetable, Fish and Meat
Principal Crops: Rice, Wheat, Jut, Tea, Tobacoo & Sugarcane |
| Principal Rivers |
| Padma, Brahmaputra, Jamuna, Meghna, Karnaphuli, and Tista. Total river including tributaries : 230 |
| Mineral Resources |
| Natural gas, limestone, hardrock, coal, lignite, silica sand, white clay and radioactive sand |
| Natinal Symbol |
National Language: Bengali
National Flower: Shapla
National Bird: Magpie Robin
National Fish: Hilsa
National Fruit: Jackfruit |
| Principal Industries |
| jut, tea, textile, garments, paper, newsprint, fertilizer, leather, leather goods, sugar, cement, fish processing, pharmaceuticals and chemicals |
| Traditional Exports |
| Garments product, Medicine, Fish, Raw jut, jut manufactures such as hessain, sacking, carpet backing, carpets, tea, leathers & leather products. |
| Traditional Imports |
| Rice, wheat, oil, seeds, crude petroleum, raw cotton, edible oil, petroleum product, fertilizer, cement, staple fibers, yarn and capital goods. |
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