Bangladesh - A Country of Royal Bengal Tigers
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1. Official name : The People's Republic of Bangladesh
2. Capital : Dhaka
3. State Language : Bangla (bengali), English is also widely used and learned as a second language.
4. Government : Constitutional Parliamentary Democracy
5. Location : Latitude between 20'34" and 26'39" North, Longitude between 88'00" and 92'41" East.
6. Area : 143,998 sq. km.
7. Boundary : Surronded by India on the East, West and North ; and The Bay of Bengal and Myanmar are on the South.
8. Main Seasons : Winter (Nov-Feb); Summer (March-June); Monsoon
July-Oct); Temp-max. 34 C. Temp-min. 8 C.
9. Tourist Season : October to March;
10. Rainfall : Lowest 47" and highest 136".
11. Main Rivers : Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Madhumati, Surma and Karnaphuli.
12.Principal Crops : Jute, Rice, Tobacco, Tea, Sugarcane,
Vegetables, Potato, Pulses etc.
13.Importan Fruits:Mango,Banana,Pineapple,Jack-fruit,Water-melon, Green coconut, Guava, Lichis etc.
14. Major industries : Jute, Sugar, Paper, Textile, Garments, Fertilizer, Cigarette, Cement, Steel, Natural Gas, Oil-Refinery, Newsprint, Power Generation, Rayon, Matches, Fishing & Food Processing like tea, frozen fish etc; Leather, Soap, Carpet; Timber, Ship-Building, Telephone, etc.
15. Currency : Taka. Notes of taka are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500 Taka. Coins are 1, 5, 25, 50 &100 Paisa.
16. Par value of Taka : US $1-Taka = 44.5; Uk pounds 1 = 59 taka .
17. Air Ports : Zia International Airport, Dhaka. Domestic airports are at Chittagong, Jessore. Sylhet, Cox's Bazaar. Rajshahi, Saidpur and Barisal.
18. Sea Ports : Chittagong and Mongla.
19. Population : Total estimated population 120 million. Density of population per sq. mile is 7,656.
18. Religion : Muslim 85%, Hindu, Buddhist and Chiristian altogether 15%.
20. National Days : Mourning Day : 21 February, lndependence Day : 26 March, Revolution Day : 7 November , and Victory Day : 16 December.
Some Web Sites of Bangladesh
1. Bangladesh in Detail
2. Bangladesh
3. Information about Bangladesh
4. Visiting Bangladesh
5. Bangladesh at a Glance
6. Bangladesh Information for Tourists
7. The Bangladesh Fact Book
Bangladesh Map
Map of Asia
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