About Bangladesh

Official Name:

The People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Political system:

Parliamentary democracy

Capital name:

Dhaka

Time zone:

GMT + 6 hours

Major cities:

Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barisal, Rangpur

Principal rivers:

Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Teesta, Surma and Karnaphuli.(total 310 rivers including

Principal industries:

Ready made garments, pharmaceuticals, cements, garment accessories, chemicals, fertilizers, newsprint, leather and leather goods, paper, sugar, jute, ship building

Principal exports:

Readymade garments, frozen foods (shrimps), leather, leather products, jute, jute products, tea, ceramic, textile fabrics, home textile, chemical product, light engineering products including bi-cycle.

Location:

Between 200 34′ and 260 38′ north latitude and between 880 01′ and 920 41′ east longitude

Boundary:

North, West and East: India South East: Myanmar(Burma) South : Bay of Bengal

Area:

56,977 sq. miles or 147,570 sq. km.

Territorial water:

12 nautical miles

Main seasons:

Summer (March-May), rainy season (June-September) and winter (December-February)

Climate variations:

9:00am - 18:00pm

Principal seasonal crops and fruits:

Paddy, jute, wheat, tobacco, pulses, oil seeds, spices, vegetables, jack-fruit, banana, mango, coconut, pineapple etc.

Natural resources:

Natural gas, coal, lime, white clay, granite, glass sand

GDP total:

$112.00 bn (at current prices 2011-12)

GDP per capita:

$772 (at current prices 2011-12)

GDP growth rate (%):

6.32 (at constant prices 2011-12)

Total exports:

$24.287 bn (2011-12)

Total imports:

$35.44 bn (2011-12)

Total FDI:

$1.136 bn (2011), $462.77 m (Jan-June,2012)

Forex reserves:

$12.35 bn (Nov, 2012)

Currency:

BDT (1 BDT=$0.0121) (avg 2011-12)