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Capital Bangladesh : |
Dhaka .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Bangladesh :
| Burma 193 km, India 4,053 km .
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| Climate Bangladesh :
| tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October) .
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| Life expectancy Bangladesh :
| 61.71 years .
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| Fertility rate Bangladesh :
| 3.15 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Bangladesh :
| parliamentary democracy .
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| Population Bangladesh :
| 141,340,476 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Bangladesh :
| 144,000 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Bangladesh :
| 740,000 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Bangladesh :
| 1.365 million (2003) .
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| International Country Code Bangladesh :
| 880.
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| Sex ratio total Bangladesh :
| 1.05 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Bangladesh ratio under 15 :
| 1.06 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Bangladesh ratio 15 64 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Bangladesh ratio 65 :
| 1.17 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Bangladesh :
| $393 million (2003) |
| HIV Bangladesh :
| less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Bangladesh :
| 35.6% (FY95/96 est.) |
| Literacy Bangladesh :
| 43,10% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Bangladesh :
| 3,90% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Bangladesh :
| 28.6% (1995-96 est.) |
| Inflation Bangladesh :
| 5.6% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Bangladesh :
| 40% (includes underemployment) (2002 est.) |
| Internet Users Bangladesh :
| 243,000 (2003) |
| Location Bangladesh :
| Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India |
| Geographic Coordinates Bangladesh :
| 24 00 N, 90 00 E |
| Religion Bangladesh :
| Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998) |
| Administrative region Bangladesh :
| 6 divisions; Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, and Sylhet |
| Terrain Bangladesh :
| mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast |
| Elevation extremes lowest Bangladesh :
| Indian Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Bangladesh :
| Keokradong 1,230 m |
| Natural resources Bangladesh :
| natural gas, arable land, timber, coal |
| Land use arable land Bangladesh :
| 62,11% |
| Land use permanentcrops Bangladesh :
| 3,07% |
| Irrigated land Bangladesh :
| 38,440 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Bangladesh :
| droughts, cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season |
| Environment current issues Bangladesh :
| many people are landless and forced to live on and cultivate flood-prone land; water-borne diseases prevalent in surface water; water pollution, especially of fishing areas, results from the use of commercial pesticides; ground water contaminated by naturally occurring arsenic; intermittent water shortages because of falling water tables in the northern and central parts of the country; soil degradation and erosion; deforestation; severe overpopulation |
| Geography note Bangladesh :
| most of the country is situated on deltas of large rivers flowing from the Himalayas: the Ganges unites with the Jamuna (main channel of the Brahmaputra) and later joins the Meghna to eventually empty into the Bay of Bengal |
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