| Official Name : | People’s Republic of Bangladesh |
| Type of Government:
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Parliamentary form; President is the ceremonial head
of the state and Prime Minister is the head of the government. |
| Location :
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In South Asia; between 2034′ to 2638′ north latitude and between 8801′ to 9241’east longitude
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| Area : | 147,570 sq. km. (56,977 sq. mi.) |
| Population : | About 159 million (November 2015) |
| Literacy Rate : | 62.3% |
| Capital City : | Dhaka |
| Climate :
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Sub-Tropical monsoon; Winter Temperature (November-February): average maximum 29C average minimum 11C ; Summer average maximum 32C, |
| Major Cities : | average minimum 21C ; Monson (July – Oct.). |
| Major Ports :
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Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barisal
Chittagong and Mongla |
| Language : | Bengali, English is the second most important language |
| Mineral resources :
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Natural gas, limestone, hard rock, coal, peat, lignite, silica sand, white clay, radioactive sand, etc. |
| Currency : | Bangladesh Taka (BDT) |
| GDP at Current Market Price : | US $ 173.819Billion (2013-14) |
| GDP Growth Rate : | 6.51% (2014-15) |
| GDP Per Capita : | US $ 1,314.00 (2014-15) |
| Total Export : | 30.17 billion US dollars (2014-2015) |
| Total Import : | 40.67 billion US dollars (2014-2015) |
| Important Days : | March 26 – Independence Day and National Day |
| Time Zone : | GMT + 06 hrs |
| Dialing Code : | +880 |
| Internet Domain :
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.bd |