All Basic 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	173 Million (2023)
Sex Ratio	100.30:100
Population Growth	1.01%
Population Density	1144/Square Km
Literacy Rate	76.36%
Poverty Rate	18.70%
Average Span	73.70 Years
Average Temperature	25.700 C.
Average Raining	203 CM
Currency	BDT (1USD=119.67 BDT)
Central Bank	Bangladesh Bank
Scheduled Banks	62 (State owned-4, Specialized-4, Private-46 and Foreign-8)
Non Bank Fin. Institute	35
Stock Exchange	02 (Dhaka and Chittagong)
GDP	460.20 Billion USD (2022)
GDP Growth Rate	5.8 % (2023)
Inflation Rate	10.87 (Sep-2024)
Per Capita GDP	2529 USD (2023)
Annual Budget	761,785 crore BDT (2023-24)
Foreign Debt per Head	103.80 USD
Per Capita Electricity	570 KWH (Production)
Economy of Bangladesh	35th Biggest in the world(as per IMF last report)Called the Oriental Tiger in South Asia
Number of EPZ	08
Number of Sea Port	04 (Chittagong, Mongla, Paira and Matarbari)
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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