All Basic Information about Bangladesh at a Glance

All information about Bangladesh at a Glance

Constitutional Name	People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Government System	Parliamentary Democracy
Total Parliamentary Seat	345 (Including 45 Reserve Seat for women)
Capital City	Dhaka (23042` N 90021`E)
State Language	Bangla
Liberation Achieved	1971 (with a Huge Blood Losing freedom fighting against Pakistan)
Area	147,570 Square Kilometers (Land:133,90 km² Water: 10,090 km²)
Geo. Position	20034``to 26038``North Latitude And 880 01``to 92041``East Longitude.
Local Time	GMT 6+
Climate	Tropical Monsoon
Main seasons	Summer (March-May), Rainy season (June-September) and Winter (December-February)
Best Tourist Season	October-March
Total Boundary	5138 Kilometers
Land Boundary	4246 Kilometers
Territorial water	12 Nautical Miles
Population	14,97,72,364
Sex Ratio	100.30:100
Population Growth	1.37%
Population Density	1015/Square Km
Literate Rate	53.70%
Poverty Rate	31.50%
Average Span	69 Years
Average Temperature	25.700 C.
Average Raining	203 CM
Currency	BDT (1USD=77.44 BDT)
Central Bank	Bangladesh Bank
Scheduled Banks	56 (State owned-4, Specialized-4, Private-39 and Foreign-9)
Non Bank Fin. Institute	31
Stock Exchange	02 (Dhaka and Chittagong)
GDP	129.86 Billion USD (2013)
GDP Growth Rate	6.01%
Inflation Rate	7.13 (Sep-13)
Per Capita GDP	1190 USD
Annual Budget	2,50,506 crore BDT (2014-15)
Foreign Debt per Head	162.2 USD
Per Capita Electricity	348 KWH (Production)
Economy of Bangladesh	43rd Biggest in the world(as per IMF last report)Called the Oriental Tiger in South Asia
Number of EPZ	08
Number of Sea Port	03 (Chittagong, Mongla and Paira)
International Airport	03 (Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet).
Sectoral Contributor in GDP	Agriculture 18.64%, Industry 28.61%, Service 52.75%
Employment Sector	Agriculture 47.30%, Industrial 17.64%,  Service 35.06%
No. of City Corporation	11
Number of Division	7 (Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barisal,     Khulna, Rangpur)
Districts of Bangladesh (64)	Bagerhat, Bandarban, Barisal, Bhola, Bogra, Barguna, Brahmanbaria, Chandpur, Chapainawabganj, Chittagong, Chuadanga, Comilla, Cox's Bazar, Dhaka, Dinajpur, Faridpur, Feni, Gaibandha, Gazipur, Gopalganj, Habiganj, Jamalpur, Joypurhat, Jessore, Jhalkathi, Jhenaudah, Khagrachori, Khulna, Kishoreganj, Kurigram, Kushtia, Lakshmipur, Lalmonirhat, Madaripur, Magura, Manikganj, Meherpur, Moulvibazar, Munshiganj, Mymensingh, Narail, Narayanganj, Narsingdi, Natore, Naogaon, Netrokona, Nilphamari, Noakhali, Pabna, Panchagarh, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Rajbari, Rajshahi, Rangamati, Rangpur, Satkhira, Shariatpur, Sherpur, Siranganj, Sunamganj, Sylhet, Tangail and Thakurgaon
Network	2,835.04 km
National Highway	3538.00 Km
Total River	310 (Including Tributaries)
Principal Rivers	Padma, Meghna,Jamuna,Teesta,Karnaphulietc.
Natural Resources	Natural gas, coal, lime, white clay, granite, glass-sands etc.
Major Industries	Ready-Made Garments(2ND Highest Exporter in the Globe),  Garments accessories, agriculture based Industries, Pharmaceuticals, Ceramics, Cements Chemicals, Leather and  Leather Goods, Jute and Jute Oriented Goods, Ship Building and Breaking, IT etc.
Highest Peak	Bijoy (3185 ft)
Biggest District	Rangamati (6,116.11 Sq Km)
Smallest District	Meherpur (751.62 Sq Km)
Biggest Village	Baniachong (Habiganj)
Religion Based Population	Muslim 89.70%, Hindu 9.20% Buddhist 0.70%, Other 0.40%

Data Ref: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census final report-2012
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

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