Official Name | : | The People's Republic of Bangladesh |
Capital City | : | Dhaka |
Independence Day | : | 26th March |
Geographical Location | : | In South Asia between 20o.34¢ and 26o.38¢latitude and between 880.01¢& 920.41¢east longitude . |
Area | : | 1,47,570 Sq.Km |
Territorial Water | : | 12 Nautical Miles |
Population | : | 130.03 Million (Population Census 2001) (Adjusted) |
Density | : | 881 Per Square Km. (Census-2001) |
Growth rate | : | 1.54 |
Population by Area | : | Rural-76.57% Urban-23.43% |
Literacy rate (7+) | : | Both Sex-45.3, Male-49.6, Female-40.6(Census 2001) |
| | Both Sex-61.3, Male-65.9, Female-56.5 (Completed at least 1st grade |
Literacy rate (15+) | : | Both Sex-47.5 Male-53.9, Female-40.8 (Census-2001) |
Per Capita Gross National Income(GNI) | : | Taka 28443 (US$463) (2004-05, BBS) |
Language | : | National Language : Bengali-98% English is also widely spoken and understood. |
Religion based Population | : | Muslim (89.7%), Hindu (9.2%), Buddhist (0.7%), Christian (0.3%), Animist and believers in tribal faiths (0.1%) |
Administrative Units (BBS-2001) | : | Division -6, District-64, Upazila/Thana-520 Municipal Corporation: 4 Municipalities- 223,Union Parishad-4533, Village-87928 |
Time | : | GMT +6.00 Hours |
Main Seasons | : | Winter (November-February) Summer (March-June) Monsoon (July-October) |
Principal Rivers | : | Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Tista and Karnophuli, (Total 230 rivers including tributaries
(BBS pocket book 2003 ) |
Best Tourist Season | : | October to March. |
