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BANGLADESH: COUNTRY PROFILE |
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Official Name |
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The People's Republic of Bangladesh |
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Capital City |
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Dhaka |
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Independence Day |
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26th March |
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Geographical Location |
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In South Asia between 20o.34¢ and 26o.38¢latitude and between 880.01¢& 920.41¢east longitude . |
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Area |
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1,47,570 Sq.Km |
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Territorial Water |
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12 Nautical Miles |
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Population |
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130.03 Million (Population Census 2001) (Adjusted) |
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Density |
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881 Per Square Km. (Census-2001) |
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Growth rate |
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1.54 |
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Population by Area |
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Rural-76.57% Urban-23.43% |
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Literacy rate (7+) |
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Both Sex-45.3, Male-49.6, Female-40.6(Census 2001) |
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Both Sex-61.3, Male-65.9, Female-56.5 (Completed at least 1st grade |
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Literacy rate (15+) |
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Both Sex-47.5 Male-53.9, Female-40.8 (Census-2001) |
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Per Capita Gross National Income(GNI) |
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Taka 28443 (US$463) (2004-05, BBS) |
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Language |
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National Language : Bengali-98% English is also widely spoken and understood. |
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Religion based Population |
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Muslim (89.7%), Hindu (9.2%), Buddhist (0.7%), Christian (0.3%), Animist and believers in tribal faiths (0.1%) |
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Administrative Units (BBS-2001) |
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Division -6, District-64, Upazila/Thana-520 Municipal Corporation: 4 Municipalities- 223,Union Parishad-4533, Village-87928 |
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Time |
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GMT +6.00 Hours |
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Main Seasons |
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Winter (November-February) Summer (March-June) Monsoon (July-October) |
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Principal Rivers |
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Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Tista and Karnophuli, (Total 230 rivers including tributaries (BBS pocket book 2003 ) |
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Best Tourist Season |
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October to March. |
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