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Area

:

144,000 sq km (55,599 sq miles)

Population

:

156 million

Capital City

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Dhaka, 6.7 million (2007)

People

:

Bengalis (98%), and small numbers of tribes

people.

Languages

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Bangla, and some tribal languages. English is

quite widely spoken by those with education.

Religion(s)

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Islam (89%), Hinduism (10%). Buddhists and

Christians make up about 1% of the population

Currency

:

Taka

Major political parties

:

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Bangladesh Awami League (AL); Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Jatiya Party (N) (JPN), Islami Oikya Jote, Islami Jatiya Oikya Front -Jatiya Party (JPE), Islamic Constitution Movement (ICM);Jatiya Party (M) (JPM);

Sramik Krishak Janata League.

Government : Parliamentary Republic. Bangladesh is a Parliamentary Democracy with a non-executive President elected by Parliament. Parliament and President are both elected for five years.
Head of State : President
     
DID YOU KNOW?
  • The Sundarbans in south west Bangladesh is one of the largest Mangrove forests in the world.
  • Bangladesh is the most densely populated major country in the world.
  • Bangladesh has some of the largest Non-Government Organisations (NGO) in the world and has played a major role in developing micro-> finance schemes to help poor people.
  • Bangladesh instigated the process in the UN that led to the establishment of International Mother Language Day.
  • Bangladesh gained its test status in cricket in 2000.
  • Bangladesh has the 3rd largest Muslim population and the 7th largest overall population in the world.
  • The Bengali Tiger is the national animal.
 
Bangladesh Economy in 2009 (View in PDF Format)    

 

 
bullet Other useful web addresses for economic background information on Bangladesh

 

www.imfbd.com

The website of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) resident representative office in Bangladesh provides up to date information on the macro economic situation in Bangladesh as well as on key structural economic reforms.

 

www.worldbank.org.bd

The website of the World Bank office in Bangladesh provides a good country overview, including a summary of economic developments, data, project information and research.

 

www.adb.org/Bangladesh/default.asp

The website of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Bangladesh provides quarterly economic updates, key indicators and an Asian Development outlook.

 

www.eiu.com

The website of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) provides analysis and forecast on more than 200 countries, including Bangladesh.

 

www.mof.gov.bd

The website of the Bangladeshi Ministry of Finance (MoF) provides detailed budget information, monthly fiscal reports and yearly economic reviews (last: Bangladesh Economic review 2006). Note that the Bangladeshi fiscal year runs from July to June, while the Dutch fiscal year runs from January to December.

 

www.bangladesh-bank.org

The website of the Central Bank of Bangladesh provides, amongst other, economic data, information about the financial system, the money market and regulations and guidelines.

 

www.bbsgov.org

The website of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) offers slightly outdated national statistic data.

 

www.cpd-bangladesh.org

The website of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) provides research and analysis on economic and policy issues in Bangladesh. One of the activities of the CPD is the Independent Review of Bangladesh’s Development (IRBD) which is co-sponsored by the Netherlands Embassy.

 


 
 

   

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