Official Name: Gana Prajatantri Bangladesh
Currency: Bangladesh Taka
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Hemisphere: Northern
Continent: Asia
Location: South Asia, bordering India, Myanmar (Burma), and the Bay of Bengal.
Area: 56,977 sq mi, 147,570 sq km
Form of Government: Unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (Parliament [300].
Population: (2007): 140,661,000
Population Density: (2007): persons per sq mi 2,614.7, persons per sq km 1,009.5
Principal Language(s): Bangla, or Bengali (official), English.
Religions: Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%
Capital: Dhaka
Capital Population: (2004) Dhaka 10,550,000
Capital Average Temperature: 25.6 degrees Celsius, 78.1 degrees Fahrenheit.
Major Cities: (2004) Dhaka 10,550,000; Chittagong 2,640,000; Khulna 1,230,000; Rajshahi 725,200; Narayanganj 363,600.
Topography: The country is mostly a low plain cut by the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers and their delta. The land is alluvial and marshy along the coast, with hills only in the extreme SE and NE. A tropical monsoon climate prevails, among the rainiest in the world.
Economy: (2007 est.) $209.2 billion
G.D.P. per Capita: (2007 est.) $1,400
Vital Statistics: Birth rate per 1,000 population (2006): 29.8. Death rate per 1,000 population (2006) 8.3. Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (2006): 21.5. Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 2006); 3.11. Life expectancy at birth (2006): male 61.9 years; female 59.7 years.
Government Website: www.bangladesh.gov.bd
Reference Sources: The World Almanac 2009, The New York Times Almanac 2009, Time Almanac 2009, World Climate website.
