Bangladesh-Fast Facts
Bangladesh-Fast Facts
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Official
Name |
: |
The People's Republic of
Bangladesh |
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Geographical Location |
: |
Latitude
between 20o34' and
26o38' North
Longitude between 88o01'
and 92o41' East |
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Area
|
: |
147,570 sq.
km. |
|
Boundaries |
: |
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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Capital
City |
: |
Dhaka |
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Other
Major Cities |
: |
Chittagong,
Khulna, Sylhet, Rajshahi,
Barisal |
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Standard
Time |
: |
GMT +6
Hours |
|
Climate
Variation |
: |
Winter 11o
C - 20o C (October
- February)
Summer 21o C - 38o
C (March - September) |
|
Rainfall
|
: |
1100 mm to
3400mm (June - August) |
|
Humidity
|
: |
Highest 99%
(July)
Lowest 36% (December &
January) |
|
Population |
: |
145 million
|
|
Literacy
Rate |
: |
60% |
|
Language
|
: |
Bangla
(national language). Spoken by
95%, other dialects 5%,
English is widely understood
and spoken. |
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Principal Crops |
: |
Rice, Jute,
Tea, Wheat, Sugarcane, Pulses,
Mustard, Potato, Vegetables. |
|
Principal Rivers |
: |
Padma,
Meghna, Jamuna, Surma,
Brahmaputra, Karnaphuli,
Teesta, Sitalakhya, Rupsha,
Madhumati, Gorai, Mahananda
etc. |
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Principal Industries |
: |
Garments,
Tea, Ceramics, Cement,
Leather, Jute, Textiles,
Electric and Electronics,
Medicine, Fishing. |
|
Principal Exports |
: |
Garments,
Knitwear, Frozen Shrimps, Tea,
Leather and Leather products,
Jute and Jute products,
Ceramics etc. |
|
Principal Imports |
: |
Wheat,
Fertilizer, Petroleum goods,
Cotton, Edible Oil etc. |
|
Electricity |
: |
220 Volts
AC in all cities and towns |
|
Currency
|
: |
Taka,
having 1000, 500, 100, 50, 20,
10, 5, 2 and 1 in notes and
5,2,1 in coins. Exchange Rate
: US$ 1 = Taka 68.00 |
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Religion
|
: |
Muslims -
86.6%, Hindus - 12.1%,
Buddhists - 0.6%, Christians
0.4% and others 0.3%. |
|
Government |
: |
Parliamentary form of
Government President is the
head of the state while the
government elected by the
people is headed by the Prime
Minster. |
|
Business
Hours |
: |
Government
Office Hours: 9.00 a.m. – 4.00
p.m. Saturday-Thursday, Friday
closed. Some Private business
houses work on Fridays. |
|
Best
Tourist Season |
: |
October to March. |
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