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Bangladesh - Asia



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
150,448,339 (July 2007 est.)total population: 62.84 years
male: 62.81 years
female: 62.86 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Bengali 98%, other 2% (includes tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims) (1998)Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998)
LanguagesLiteracy
Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), Englishdefinition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 43.1%
male: 53.9%
female: 31.8% (2003 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
parliamentary democracy Dhaka
IndependanceNational day
16 December 1971 (from West Pakistan); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is known as Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of BangladeshIndependence Day, 26 March (1971); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of Bangladesh
ConstitutionLegal system
4 November 1972, effective 16 December 1972; suspended following coup of 24 March 1982, restored 10 November 1986; amended many timesbased on English common law


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$69.02 billion (2006 est.)6.1% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$2,200 (2006 est.)2.5% (includes underemployment) (2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
45% (2004 est.)7.2% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$11.17 billion (2006 est.)$13.77 billion (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$3.278 billion (2006 est.)taka (BDT)
Military expenditures
1.5% (2006)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India 144,000 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)natural gas, arable land, timber, coal


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
9 million (2005).bd
Internet hostsInternet users
469 (2006)300,000 (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
16 (2006)2,768 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
239,226 km gas 2,604 km (2006)