Official Name
The People's
Republic Of Bangladesh.
Capital
Dhaka (Area 414 sq.
km. Master plan 777 sq.km.)
Currency
Currency unit is Taka. Notes are of
1,2,5,10,20,50,100 and 500 Taka. Coins are of 1,5,10,25,50 and
100 Poisha (100 Poisha = 1
Taka)
Government
Parliamentary form of
government, President is head of the State and Prime Minister is
head of government.
Language
National Language:
Bangla (99.5% speak Bangla and 0.5% other dialects). English is the
second most important language.
Population
141,340,476 (growth
rate: 1.59%) (2004)
Urban population
(as % of total) : 23.9 (2004)
Age Structure
:
0-14 years: 33.8%
(male 23,069,242; female 21,995,457)
15-64 years: 62.8% (male 42,924,778; female 40,873,077)
65 years and over: 3.4% (male 2,444,314; female 2,069,816) (2003
est.)
Probability at
birth of surviving to age 65 (% of ohort)
:
Female:61.1
Male:57.9 (2004)
Life expectancy at
birth(years) : 61.4 (2004)
Life expectancy
(index) : 0.60 (2004)
Infant mortality
rate (per 1,000 live births) : 51 (2004)
Population with
access to improved sanitation (%) : 48 (2004)
Birth Rate : 25.12 births/1,000 population
(2004)
Religions
Islam (88.3%);
Hindu (10.5%); Buddhist (0.6%); Christians (0.3%); Others (0.1%).
(2004)
Area
Total: 144,000 sq
km
Land: 133,910 sq km
Water: 10,090 sq km
Location
Latitude from 20
degree 34' to 26 degree 38' north. Longitude from 88 degree 01' to
92 degree 41' east.
Time
GMT +6.00
hours.
Boundary
Bounded by India
from the north, east and west, Burma from the south-east and the
Bay of Bengal from the south.
Climate
Tropical; cool, dry
winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); cool,
rainy monsoon (June to October)
Rainfall
Lowest 47"
and highest 136"
National
Days
National Martyrs
Day & International Mother Language day ( February
21)
Independence Day (
March 26 )
Victory Day (
December 16)
Principal
Rivers
Padma, Meghna,
Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Madhumati, Surma and Kushiara.
Principal
Crops
Rice, jute,
tobacco, tea, sugarcane, vegetables, potato, pulses, etc.
Fruits
Mango, banana,
pineapple, jack-fruit, water-melon, green coconut, guava, lichis,
etc.
Major
Industries
Garments,Jute,
sugar, paper, textiles, fertilizers, cigarette, cement, steel,
natural gas, oil-refinery, newsprint, power generation, rayon,
matches, fishing and food processing, leather, soap, carpet,
timber, ship-building, telephone, etc.
Airports
Zia International
Airport, Dhaka
Shah Amanat
International Airport, Chittagong
Osmani
International Airport, Sylhet
and
domestic airports at Barisal,Cox's
Bazar,Iswardi,Jessore,Lalmonirhat, Rajshahi and Saidpur
Sea
Ports
Chittagong
Mongla
Tourist
Interests
Longest sea
beach, colorful tribal life, centuries' old archeological sites,
the Sundarbans (home of the Royal Bengal Tigers and spotted deer),
largest tea gardens, interesting riverine life,
etc.
