General information
| Official Name |
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The People’s Republic of Bangladesh |
| Political system |
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Parliamentary democracy |
| Capital name |
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Dhaka |
| Time zone |
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GMT + 6 hours |
| Major cities |
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Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barisal, Rangpur |
| Principal rivers |
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Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Teesta, Surma and Karnaphuli.(total 310 rivers including tributaries) |
| Principal industries |
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Ready made garments, pharmaceuticals, cements, garment accessories, chemicals, fertilizers, newsprint, leather and leather goods, paper, sugar, jute, ship building |
| Principal exports |
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Readymade garments, frozen foods (shrimps), leather, leather products, jute, jute products, tea, ceramic, textile fabrics, home textile, chemical product, light engineering products including bi-cycle. |
| Source: Statistical Pocket Book Bangladesh-2010, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |
Geography
| Location |
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Between 200 34′ and 260 38′ north latitude and between 880 01′
and 920 41′ east longitude |
| Boundary |
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North, West and East: India
South East: Myanmar(Burma)
South : Bay of Bengal |
| Area |
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56,977 sq. miles or 147,570 sq. km. |
| Territorial water |
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12 nautical miles |
| Main seasons |
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Summer (March-May), rainy season (June-September) and winter (December-February) |
| Climate variations |
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| Season |
Temperature |
Rainfall |
Relative humidity |
|
maximum |
minimum |
|
|
| Pre monsoon |
32.60C |
22.40C |
453 mm |
74% |
| Monsoon |
31.50C |
25.50C |
1,733 mm |
86% |
| Post monsoon |
30.50C |
21.40C |
210 mm |
80% |
| Winter |
26.50C |
13.90C |
44 mm |
73% |
| Annual |
30.40C |
21.20C |
203 mm |
78% |
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| Principal seasonal crops and fruits |
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Paddy, jute, wheat, tobacco, pulses, oil seeds, spices, vegetables, jack-fruit, banana, mango, coconut, pineapple etc. |
| Natural resources |
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Natural gas, coal, lime, white clay, granite, glass sand. |
| Source: Statistical Pocket Book Bangladesh-2010, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |
Economy
| Overview |
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|
| GDP total |
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$112.00 bn (at current prices 2011-12) |
| GDP per capita |
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$772 (at current prices 2011-12) |
| GDP growth rate (%) |
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6.32 (at constant prices 2011-12) |
| Total exports |
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$24.287 bn (2011-12) |
| Total imports |
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$35.44 bn (2011-12) |
| Total FDI |
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$1.136 bn (2011), $462.77 m (Jan-June,2012) |
| Forex reserves |
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$12.35 bn (Nov, 2012) |
| Currency |
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BDT (1 BDT=$0.0121) (avg 2011-12) |
Source: Bangladesh Economic Review-2012, Ministry of Finance
Export Promotion Bureau |
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