Bangladesh at a glance
| 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 |
| 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. รข€“ 4.00 p.m. Saturday-Thursday, Friday closed. Some Private business houses work on Fridays. |
| Best Tourist Season | : | October to March. |
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