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The Country: The People's Republic of Bangladesh.
History: Bangladesh, (formerly East Pakistan) became independent in 1971 through a nine-month long war of liberation.Its fertile alluvial soil and sub-tropical climate had offered easier livelihood and attracted different races from far and wide for settlement here over the millennia. Bangladesh is a democratic country and pursuing well orchestrated economic goals for consolidating its socio-economic base.
Geographical Location, Topography & Climate: In South Asia; between 20° 34' and 26° 38' northern latitude and between 88° 1' and 92° 41' eastern longitude; plain fertile alluvial land in sub-tropical monsoonal climate.
Area: 147,570 square km.
Capital City: Dhaka.
Standard Time: GMT +6 hours.
Population: 129.25 million; 834 persons / sq.km. (2001 Census)
Literacy rate: 62% (2001 P)
Language : Bangla is the sole vernacular; local dialects are sparsely spoken. English is widely used.
Major crops: Rice, wheat, jute, tea, tobacco and sugarcane.
Major Rivers: Padma, Brahmaputra, Jamuna, Meghna, Karnaphuli, Teesta etc.
Mineral resources : Natural gas, limestone, hard rock, coal, lignite, silica sand, white clay, radio-active sand, etc.There is a strong possibility of oil deposit.
The Economy (2000-01 P):
Per capita GDP : US$ 387.00
GDP growth rate at constant price : 6.04%
Inflation rate : 2.14%
Currently US$ 1.00 = Tk 58.50
Traditional Export Items: Raw jute, jute goods ( hessian sacking, carpet backing, carpets),tea etc.
Non-traditional Export Items: Garments, frozen shrimps, other fish products, leather & leather goods, software, naptha, fertilizer(urea), ceramics, melamine, cosmetics, pharmaceutical products etc.
