| Bangladesh ( East Pakistan) |
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Bangladesh came into existence in 1971 when Bengali East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan. About a third of this extremely poor country floods annually during the monsoon rainy season, hampering economic development. |
| Geography Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India Geographic coordinates: 24 00 N, 90 00 E Map references: Asia Area: total: 144,000 sq km land: 133,910 sq km water: 10,090 sq km Land boundaries: total: 4,246 km border countries: Burma 193 km, India 4,053 km Coastline: 580 km Climate: tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October) Terrain: mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast Natural resources: natural gas, arable land, timber, coal Land use: arable land: 61% permanent crops: 3% other: 36% (1998 est.) Irrigated land: 38,440 sq km (1998 est.) Natural hazards: droughts, cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season Environment - current issues: many people are landless and forced to live on and cultivate flood-prone land; water-borne diseases prevalent in surface water; water pollution, especially of fishing areas, results from the use of commercial pesticides; ground water contaminated by naturally occurring arsenic; intermittent water shortages because of falling water tables in the northern and central parts of the country; soil degradation and erosion; deforestation; severe overpopulation |
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| Population: 133,376,684 Age structure: 0-14 years: 33.8% 15-64 years: 62.8% 65 years and over: 3.4% Population growth rate: 1.59% (2002 est.) Birth rate: 25.12 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) Death rate: 8.47 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) Net migration rate: -0.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.18 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2002 est.) Infant mortality rate: 68.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 60.92 years female: 60.74 years (2002 est.) male: 61.08 years Total fertility rate: 2.72 children born/woman (2002 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.02% (1999 est.) HIV / AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 13,000 (1999 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths: 1,000 (1999 est.) Nationality: Noun: Bangladeshi(s) Adjective: Bangladeshi Ethnic groups: Bengali 98%, tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims (1998) Religions: Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998) Languages: Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write Total Population: 56% Male: 63% Female: 49% (2000 est.) |
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