About Bangladesh : Where is Bangladesh?
Bangladesh is a South Asian country located beside India. It is bordered in 3 sides by India, and one side by the Bay of Bengal.
In colonial period, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan was the same country. In 1947 when British left the sub-continent, it was divided in two countries based on religion – India and Pakistan. Bangladesh was then a part of Pakistan as a Muslim major area. In 1971 Bangladesh was liberated from Pakistan after 9 months of war, in which 3 million Bangladeshi people died.
Bangladesh At a glance: General information
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 tributaries)
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.
*Source: Statistical Pocket Book Bangladesh-2010, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
Geography
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)
Economy:Overview
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)
**Source: Bangladesh Economic Review-2012, Ministry of Finance
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