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                                     Official Name

                    The People's Republic Of Bangladesh
  

Capital

Dhaka (Area 414 sq. km. Master plan

777 sq.km.)

  

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                                              Currency

Currency unit is Taka. Notes are of

1,2,5,10,20,50,100

and 500 Taka. Coins are of

1,5,10,25,50 and 100Poisha

(100 Poisha = 1 Taka)



Language

Bangla is the state language.

English is also widely spoken

and understood. Arabic is read

and spoken forreligious purposes



Population

Total estimated population 130 million.



Religions

Muslim 88.3%, Hindu 10.5%,

others 1.2%



Area

Total: 144,000 sq km
Land: 133,910 sq km
Water: 10,090 sq km



Location

Latitude from 20 degree 34' to 26

degree 38' north. Longitude from

88 degree 01' to 92 degree 41' east.



Boundary

Bounded by India from the north,

east and west,

Burma from the south-east and

the Bay of Bengal from the south .



Climate

Tropical; cool, dry winter

(October to March); hot,

humid summer (March to June);

cool, rainy

monsoon (June to October)



Rainfall

Lowest 47" and highest 136"



National Days

National Martyrs Day ( February 21)

Independence Day ( March 26 )

Victory Day ( December 16)



Principal Rivers

Padma, Meghna, Jamuna,

Brahmaputra, Madhumati,

Surma and Kushiara


Principal Crops

Rice, jute, tobacco, tea,

sugarcane, vegetables,

potato, pulses, etc.



Fruits

Mango, banana, pineapple,

jack-fruit, water-melon,

green coconut, guava, lichis, etc.



Major Industries

Jute, sugar, paper, textiles,

fertilizers, cigarette,

cement, steel, natural gas,

oil-refinery, newsprint,

power generation, rayon,

matches, fishing and

food processing, leather,

soap, carpet, timber,

ship-building, telephone, etc.



Airports

Hazrat Shahjalal International

Airport, Dhaka,

Chittagong International Airport,

Sylhet International Airport

and domestic airports

at Jessore, Sylhet,

Cox's Bazar, Rajshahi

and Saidpur



Sea Ports

Chittagong

Mongla



Tourist Interests

Longest sea beach,

colorful tribal life,

centuries' old archeological sites,

the Sundarbans

(home of the Royal Bengal

Tigers and spotted deer),

largest tea gardens, interesting

riverine life, etc.