General Information
Official name | : | People’s Republic of Bangladesh |
Father of the Nation | : | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
Head of the State | : | President Md. Abdul Hamid |
Head of the Government | : | Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina |
Geographical Location | : | Bangladesh is situated in the eastern part of the South Asian sub-continent. It lies between latitudes 20°34’ & 26°38’ North, and longitudes 88°01’ & 92°41’ East. The country is bordered by India on the east, west and north, and by the Bay of Bengali in the south and having a small border strip with Myanmar in the south-east. |
Area | : | 1,47,570 sq./km |
Administrative Units | : | 8 Divisions, 64 Districts, 492 Upazilas and 4,571 Unions |
City Corporations | : | 11 |
Municipalities | : | 328 |
Capital | : | Dhaka |
Nationality | : | Bangladeshi |
Official Language | : | Bangla |
Currency | : | Taka/TK. (US$1=TK 84.80) |
Time | : | GMT+6 hours |
Population | : | 166.50 Million (Estimated as on 2019) |
Population growth Rate | : | 1.37% |
Population density Per sq./km | : | 1116 |
Literacy rate, 7+yrs | : | 73.20% |
Principal Rivers | : | Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Teesta, Surma and Karnaphuli |
Trade and Economy
Employment in Agriculture | : | 40.60% (as on 2019) |
Employment in Industry (Manufacturing) | : | 20.40% (as on 2019) |
Other Labour Force | : | 39.00% (as on 2019) |
GDP Growth rate (2019-20) | : | 8.15% |
Per Capita GDP (2019-20) (US$) | : | 1909 |
Saving as % of GDP (2019-20) | : | 28.41% |
Revenue Expenditure as % of GDP (2019-20) | : | 18.32% |
Investment as % of GDP (2019-20) | : | 31.56% |
Population Below Poverty Line | : | 21.30% |
Principal Crops and Fruits | : | Paddy, wheat, jute, tobacco, pulses, oilseeds, spices, vegetables, banana, mango, coconut, jack-fruit |
Principal Industries | : | Readymade garments, tea processing, paper & newsprint, cement, chemical fertilizers, sugar, pharmaceuticals, textiles, leather goods etc. |
Principal Mineral Resources | : | Natural gas, coal, lime, white clay, glass sand |
Principal Exports | : | Readymade garments & knitwear, frozen fish, jute & jute goods, pharmaceutical products, tea, leather products, handicrafts, chemicals. |
Total Export Receipts (2018-19) | : | US$ 40535.0 million |
Total Import Expenditure (2018-19) | : | US$ 56002.6 million |
Total Remittance Receipts (2018-19) | : | US$ 16419.63 million |
Foreign Currency Reserve (as of September 2018) | : | US$ 32716.5 million |
Export Processing Zones (EPZs) | : | 8 |
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) | : | 22 |
Other Information
Fertility Rate | : | 2.05% |
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate | : | 63.10% |
Life Expectancy at Birth | : | 72.3 |
Infant Mortality per 1000 Live Births | : | 22 |
Main Seasons | : | Summer, Rainy Season, Autumn, Late Autumn, winter and Spring |
Annual Average Rainfall | : | 203 m.m. |
Monsoon Rainfall | : | 1733m.m. |
Annual Average Temperature | : | 21.30c (minimum) to 30.40c (maximum) |
Annual Average Humidity | : | 78% |
Seaports | : | Chattogram, Mongla and Payra |
International Airports | : | Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet |
Domestic Airports | : | Dhaka, Chattogram, Jashore, Sylhet, Cox’s Bazar, Syedpur, Rajshahi and Barisal |
Radio Stations | : | Dhaka, Chattogram, Khulna, Rangpur, Sylhet, Rangamati, Bandarban, Cumilla, cox’s Bazar, Thakurgaon, Rajshahi and Barishal |
TV Channels | : | Government: BTV, BTV World, Sangsad TV |
Private (Nos): 45 (Approved) | ||
On air (Nos): 30 | ||
Popular Sports | : | Cricket, Football, Hockey, Kabaddi, Swimming, Volleyball, Badminton and Chess |
Telephone per 100 people | : | Landphone-0.6, Cell Phone-95 |
Mobile Telephony Penetration | : | 154.18 million |
Internet Users | : | 98.429 million |
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