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Country Profile of Bangladesh (2010-11)

Country Name: : People's Republic of Bangladesh

Type of Government : Parliamentary form; President is the ceremonial head of the stateand Prime Minister is the head of the government

Geographical Location : In South Asia; between 20°34' to 26°38' north latitude andbetween 88°01' to 92°41' east longitude.

Boundary : North : India (West Bengal and Meghalaya)West : India (West Bengal )East : India (Tripura & Assam) and MyanmarSouth : Bay of Bengal.

Area : 1,47,570 sq. km.

Population : Total Population : 147.9 Million (Estimate-2010-11)Density (2010-11) : 1002Population Growth Rate: 1.23%

Capital City : Dhaka, Metropolitan

Standard Time : GMT + 6 hours

Climate and Climatic Variation : Sub-tropical monsoon. Winter (November-February) Temperature :average maximum 29°C, average minimum 11°C ; Summer(March-June) Temperature : average maximum 32°C, averageminimum 21°C; Monsoon (July-Oct.)

Language : Bangla. English is second most important language.

Percentage of Population Accordingto Religion

: Muslim (88.3%), Hindu (10.5%), Buddhist (0.6%), Christian(0.3%) and Animists and believers in tribal faiths (0.3%).

Principal Crops and Fruits : Rice, Wheat, Jute, Tea, Tobacco, Sugarcane, Pulses, Oilseeds,Spices, Potatoes, Vegetables, Banana, Mango, Coconut, Jack fruitsand Pineapple.

Mineral Resources : Natural gas, Limestone, hard rock, coal, Peat, lignite, silica sand,white clay, radioactive sand, etc.

Principal Industries : Jute, Tea, Textiles, Garments, Knitwear, Paper, Newsprint,Fertilizer, Leather and Leather Goods, Sugar, Cement, FishProcessing, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Light Engineering, Plasticand Rubber, Furniture & Ceramic, etc.

Principal Exports : Readymade garments, knitwear, frozen food and shrimp, tea, raw jute, jute products, leather and leather products, chemicalfertilizer, ceramic tableware, naphtha, furniture, fruits andvegetables ,handicraft, light engineering products including bicycle,etc.

Principal Imports : Wheat, oil seeds, crude petroleum, raw cotton, edible oil,petroleum products, fertilizer, cement, staple fibers, yarn, iron andsteel, capital goods and machinery, automobiles, food grains, milkpowder & baby food, etc.

Literacy Rate (7+Years) 2009 : 56.7%

Life expectancy (Years), 2009 : 67.2

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Labour Force

(Labour Force Survey, 2009)

: Total Labour Force (15 years +) : 53.7 millionMale : 40.2millionFemale : 13.5 millionSectoral Distribution of Labour Force

Agriculture : 48.4%

Industry : 24.3%Service : 14.2%

Food : Staple diet: rice, vegetable, pulses, fish and meat

Tourist Spots : Cox’s Bazar, Rangamati, Chittag ong, Sylhet, Kuakata (Patuakhali),Sundarban (Khulna). The 120- km long Cox’s Bazar sea beach isconsidered to be the longest in the world. Kuakata is a uniquebeach for viewing sunrise and sunset. Sundarban is the home ofthe Royal Bengal Tiger.

Energy Sources : Fuelwood, natural gas, liquid petroleum fuels, coal, hydropower,solar power, biogas.

Export Processing Zones (EPZ) : Chittagong, Dhaka, Mongla, Ishwardi, Comilla, Uttara-Nilphamary, Adamjee-Narayangang and a Korean EPZ in Chittagong.

Sea Ports : 2 (Chittagong and Mongla)

Airports : 11 (3 International and 8 Domestic)International : Dhaka, Cittagong and Sylhet. Domestic : Jessore,Iswardi, Comilla, Cox's Bazar, Thakurgaon, Rajshahi, Barisal andSaidpur

GDP at current market price (2010-11) 110.59 billion US$

GDP Growth Rate (2010-11) 6.66 %

Total Export (2010-11) US$ 22.92 billion

US$ 9709.75 million (July-Nov, 2011-12)

Total Import (2010-11) US$ 33.65 billion

14906.90 million US$ (Jul-Nov, 2011-12)

GDP per capita (2010-11) 755 (U S$)

Source : Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics and Bangladesh Economic Review-2011

Last updated : 05/01/2012