| Official name : |
The People’s Republic of Bangladesh
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| Government : |
Parliamentary form of government,
headed by the Prime Minister
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| Head of State : |
H.E. Prof Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed, President
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| Heads of Government
: |
H.E. Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed,
Chief Adviser
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| Capital : |
Dhaka
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| Location & Borders : |
South Asia bordered by India on
the east, west & north and by Bay of
Bengal on the south and small border
strip with Myanmar on the southeast.
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| Area/Land: |
147,570 square km-mostly alluvial
fertile plain. Territorial Waters 22.22
km.
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| Climate : |
Average winter temperature (Max 29
deg. C and Min 11 deg. C). Average
Summer temperature (Max 40 deg. C
and Min 21 deg C). Seasons: Summer,
Monsoon, Autumn, Late Autumn,
Winter & Spring.
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| Standard Time : |
GMT+6 hours |
| Population : |
130.03 million |
| Literacy : |
43.1% |
| Life Expectancy : |
63.21% |
| Language : |
Bangla (Official); English is generally
understood and widely spoken.
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| Religion : |
4 Major religions: Islam, Hinduism,
Buddhism and Christianity
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| Per Capita GDP/GNI : |
$1,400 (2007 est.) |
Exports :
|
$12.45 billion (2007 est.)
Exports - commodities: Garments,
jute and jute goods, leather, frozen
fish and seafood
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| Imports : |
mports - commodities: Machinery
and equipment, chemicals, iron and
steel, textiles, foodstuffs, petroleum
products, cement
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| Internet domain : |
.bd |
| International dialling code : |
+880 |
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