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THE COUNTRY |
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The People’s Republic of Bangladesh |
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GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION |
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South Asia; between 20°34’and 26°38 north latitude
and between 88°01’ and 92°41’ east longitude;
consists of flat fertile alluvial land |
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BOUNDARY |
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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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AREA |
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56.977 sq. miles or 1,47,570 sq. km. Territorial
water: 12 nautical miles in high seas
measured from the base line. |
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CAPITAL CITY |
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Dhaka, Metropolitan Area 1528 sq-km |
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STANDARD TIME |
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GMT + 6 Hours |
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CLIMATE AND CLIMATIC VARIATION |
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Sub-tropical monsoon. Winter (November-February)
temperature: average maximum 29°C, average
minimum 11°C, Summer (March-June) temperature:
average maximum 32°C, average minimum 21°C; Monsoon
(July-October). |
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RAINFALL |
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1194 mm to 3454 mm (average during monsoon,
June-August). |
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HUMIDITY |
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Highest : 99 percent (July), Lowest 36
Percent (December and January). |
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VEGETATION |
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Grassland, mixed evergreen. |
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POPULATION |
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129.24 Million (January, 2001) |
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POPULATION GROWTH RATE |
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1.48 percent (2001). |
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INFANT MORTALITY RATE |
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51.00 per 1000 (under 1 year) 2000. |
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ADULT LITERACY RATE (15+) |
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Predominantly mixed group of Proto
Austroloids/Dravidians, Mongoloids and Aryans. |
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LANGUAGE |
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95% Bangla and 5% other dialects. English is widely
spoken. |
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RELIGION |
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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 |
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Rice, Wheat, Vegetables, Pulse, Fish and Meat. |
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PRINCIPAL CROPS AND FRUITS |
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Rice, Wheat, Jute, Tea, Tobacco, Sugarcane, Pulses,
Oilseeds, Spices, Potatoes, Vegetables, Banana,
Pineapples, Mango Coconut and Jackfruit. |
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PRINCIPAL RIVERS |
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Padma, Brahmaputra, Jamuna, Meghna, Karnaphuli,
Teesta, etc. Total 230 rivers including tributaries. |
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MINERAL RESOURCES |
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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 |
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A substantial manpower reserve, trained and skilled,
engineers, technicians, physicians, economist,
accountants, administrative and managerial
personnel, abundance of easily trainable and
adaptable, hardworking, intelligent and youthful
labor force. |
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FORM OF GOVERNMENT |
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The country has a parliamentary form of Government
headed by the Prime Minister. The President is the
constitutional Head of the State. |
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PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES |
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Jute, tea, Textile, Garments, Paper, Newsprint,
Fertilizer, Leather and Leather Goods, Sugar,
Cement, Fish Processing, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals,
Light Engineering, Ceramic, etc. |
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PRINCIPAL EXPORTERS |
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Readymade garments, frozen foods and shrimp, tea,
raw jute, jute products, leather and leather
products, chemical fertilizer, ceramic tableware,
etc. |
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PRINCIPAL IMPORTS |
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Wheat, oil seeds, crude petroleum, raw cotton,
edible oil, petroleum products, fertilizer, cement,
staple fibers, yarn, iron and steel, capital goods
and machinery, etc. |
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HOUSE HOLDS |
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2,53,62,321 |
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