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| Name of the country |
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The people's Republic of Bangladesh |
| Geographical location |
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Between 20-34' and 26-38 North and longitudinally between 88-01' & 92-41 east |
| Boundary |
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North and west-India, South The Bay of Bengal, East-India and Myanmar |
| Territorial Waters |
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6.48 Kms |
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| Economic Zones |
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108Kms |
| Area |
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1,43,999 Sq.kms |
| Capital |
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Dhaka |
| National Language |
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Bengali |
| Other Language |
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English is widely spoken & written |
| From of Government |
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Unitary and Sovereign Republic |
| Bangladesh Time |
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6 Hours ahead of GMT |
| Nationality |
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Bangladeshi |
| Population |
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140 Million |
| Labour Force |
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Male-32 Million, Female-5 Million |
| Climate |
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Sub Tropical Monsoon climate |
| Temperature |
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:Winter Average 20 Degree Centigrade Summer Average 27 Degree
Centigrade |
Monsoon Rainfall |
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1,194 mm to 3,454 mm per year |
| Tele communication |
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The country is connected with all major cities of the world through ground satellite stations and has a country wide internal tele communication network. |
| Electricity |
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Electricity is generated by Hydro Electric and Thermal Plants |
| Water Ways |
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5,222 Kms |
| Railways |
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2,892 Kms |
| Paved Roads |
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15887 Kms |
| Sea Ports |
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Chittagong & Mongla |
| Main Airports |
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Dhaka and Chittagong |
| Currency |
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Bangladeshi Taka |
| International Relation |
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Bangladesh is a member of UN and its various affiliated bodies, It is also a member of the Non Align Movement and the commonwealth of the Nations, OIC and SAARC. |
| Major Industries |
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Jute, Textile, Garments, Tea, Newsprint, Oil Refinery, Pharmaceuticals and Engineering, Cable Sugar, Rayon, Food Processing and Cigarette |
Major Exports |
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Jute and Jute goods, Tea, Hides and Skins, Newsprint, Fish and other Marine Products, Handicrafts, Leather goods, Electrical and Electronic goods, Frozen food, Ready made garments & Textiles etc. |
| Major Resources |
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Natural gas, Lignite, Limestone and Coal |
| Places of Interest |
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Sight for Tea gardens, Waterfalls, Hills and Dales, The Sundarban A World heritage Forest- Sanctuary of the Royal Bengal Tiger, Comilla, Dinajpur, Bogra and Rajshahi for old relics, Cox's Bazar-the world's longest sea-beach, Rangamati and Bandarban for their wild and enchancing beauties. |
| Bank |
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Local 40, Foreign-15 |
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