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The
Country
The
People's Republic of
Bangladesh
Geographical
Location
South Asia, between
20°34' and 26°38' north
latitude and between 88°01' and 92°41'
east
longitued; consists of flat fertile alluvial
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Boundary
North-India
(West Bengal and Meghalaya), West-India (West Bengal),
East-India (Tripura and Assam) and
Myanmar, South-Bay of
Bengal.
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Aera
59.977 sq. miles
or 1,47,570 sq. km. Territorial water
12 nautical miles in the
high seas measured from the
base
line.
Capital
City
Dhaka , Metropolitan
Area 1528 sq. km.
Standard Time
GMT + 6
Hours |
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Climate and Climatic
Variation
Sub-tropical
monsoon. Winter (Nov-February) temperature : average maximum
29°C, average minimun 11°C ; Summer (March-June) temperature :
average maximum 32°C, average minimum 21°C; Monsoon
(July-Oct.)
Rainfall
1194 mm to
3454 mm (average during monsoon,
June-August)
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Humidity
Highest : 99
per cent (July), Lowest : 36 per cent
(Dec. and
January)
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Vegetation
Grassland,
mixed evergreen and evergreen |
Population
124.0
Million (1997)
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Population Growth
Rate
1.6 percent
(1997) |
Infant Mortality
Rate
72.8 per 1000 (under 1
year)
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Adult Literacy
Rate
44.0%
(1996-97) |
Ethnic
Groups
Predominantly mixed
group of Proto
Astrologist/Dravidians,
Mongoloids and
Aryans
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Language
95 percent
Bangla and 5 percent other dialects. English is widely
spoken. |
Religion
Muslim
(88.3%), Hindu (10.5%), Buddhist (0.6%),
Christian (0.3%) and
Animists and believers in tribal faiths
(0.3%)
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Food
Rice,
Vegetables, Pulese, Fish and Meat |
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Principal Corps and
Fruits
Rice, Wheat, Jute, Tea, Tobacco,
Sugarcane, Pulses, Oilseeds, Spices, Potatoes, Vegetables,
Bannana, Mango, Coconut and
Jackfruit.
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Principal
Rivers
Padma, Brahmaputra, Jamuna, Meghna,
Karnaphuli, Teesta, etc. Total
230 rivers
including tributaries. |
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Mineral
Resources
Natural gas, Lime
stone, hard rock, coal, lignite, silica sand, white clay,
radio active sand, etc. (There is immense possibility of oil
deposit)
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Human
Resources
A substantial
manpower reserve, trained and
skilled, engineers, technicians,
physicians,
economists, accountants, administrative and
managerial personnel, abundance of easily
trainable and
adaptable, hard working, intelligent
and youthful labor force.
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Form of
Government
The country has a
Parliamentary From of Government headed by the Prime Minister.
The President is the constitutional head of the
State. |
Principal
Industries
Jute,
Tea, Textiles, Garments, Paper, Newsprint,
Fertilizer, Leather
and Leather Goods, Sugar,
Cement, Fish Processing,
Pharmaceuticals,
Chemicals, Light Engineering, Ceramic,
etc.
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Principal
Exports
Readymade garments,
frozen food and shrimp, tea, raw jute, jute products, leather
and leather products, chemical fertilizer, ceramic tableware,
etc. |
Principal
Imports
Wheat, oil sheeds,
crude pertoleum, raw cotton,
edible oil, petroleum products,
fertilizer, cement,
staple fibers, yarn, iron and steel,
capital goods
and machinery, etc
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Households
1,47,85,048 |
Administrative &
Other Units Divisions:
6
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Districts:
64 |
Thana:
495
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Unions/Wards:
4,472 |
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85,650 |
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Airports:
Dhaka, Cittagong, Jessore, Iswardi,
Sylhet, Comilla,
Cox's Bazar, Thakurgaon, Rajshahi, Barisal and Saidpur.
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Sea Ports:
Chittagong and Mongla
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Television
Stations: Dhaka,
Chittagong |
Television
Sub-Stations
Sylhet, Khulna,
Natore, Mymensingh, Rangpur,
Noakhali, Brahmanbaria and Saidpur.
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Radio
Stations
Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna,
Rangpur, Sylhet, Rangamati, Comilla and
Thakurgaon |
Communication
Media
Newspapers: Dailies 71
(Bengali 57, English 14)
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Educational
Institutions
No. of
Universities 9 General 2 Technical and
1Islamic |
No. of Colleges:
1,046
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No. of Secondary
Schools: 10,253 |
No. of Engineering
Colleges: 4
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No. of Polytechnic
Institutes: 20 |
No. of Primary
Schools: 63,000
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Currency: Taka | |
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