Bangladesh Fast Facts
Official Name: The People's Republic of Bangladesh
Geographical Location: Latitude between 20o34' and 26o38' North
Longitude between 88o01' and 92o41' East
Area: 147,570 sq. km.
Boundaries: North – India (West Bengal and Meghalaya), West – India (West Bengal) East – India(Tripura and Assam) and Myanmar, South-Bay of Bengal.
Capital City: Dhaka
Other Major Cities: Chittagong, Khulna, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Barisal, Rangpur
Standard Time: GMT +6 Hours
Climate Variation: Winter 11o C – 20o C (October – February)
Summer 21o C – 38o C (March – September)
Rainfall: 1100 mm to 3400mm (June – August)
Humidity: Highest 99% (July)
Lowest 36% (December & January)
Population: 145 million
Literacy Rate: 60%
Language: Bangla (national language). Spoken by 95%, other dialects 5%,
English is widely understood and spoken.
Principal Crops: Rice, Jute, Tea, Wheat, Sugarcane, Pulses, Mustard, Potato, Vegetables.
Principal Rivers: Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Surma, Brahmaputra, Karnaphuli, Teesta, Sitalakhya, Rupsha, Madhumati, Gorai, Mahananda etc.
Principal Industries: Garments, Tea, Ceramics, Cement, Leather, Jute, Textiles, Electric and Electronics, Medicine, Fishing.
Principal Exports: Garments, Knitwear, Frozen Shrimps, Tea, Leather and Leather products, Jute and Jute products, Ceramics etc.
Principal Imports: Wheat, Fertilizer, Petroleum goods, Cotton, Edible Oil etc.
Electricity: 220 Volts AC in all cities and towns
Currency: Taka, having 1000, 500, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 in notes and 5,2,1 in coins.
Exchange Rate : US$ 1 = Taka 68.00
Religion: Muslims – 86.6%, Hindus – 12.1%, Buddhists – 0.6%, Christians 0.4% and others 0.3%.
Government: Parliamentary form of Government President is the head of the state while the government elected by the people is headed by the Prime Minster.
Business Hours : Government Office Hours: 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, Friday & Saturday closed. Some Private business houses work on Saturday.
Best Tourist Season : October to March.
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