| BACKGROUND |
| Official Name of the Country |
| People’s Republic of Bangladesh |
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| National Anthem |
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| National Day |
26 March |
| Capital City |
Dhaka |
| Other Major Cities |
Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi |
| Official Language(s) |
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| GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE |
| Location and Geographic Coordinates |
(24 00 N, 90 00 E) Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India |
| Total Area |
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| Total Land Area |
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| Total Water Area |
17,460 km² |
| Land Boundaries |
4,413 km |
| Border Countries |
2 border countries: India (4,142 km); Myanmar (271 km) |
| Coastline |
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| Climate and Weather |
| Bangladesh has a subtropical monsoon climate characterized by wide seasonal variations in rainfall, high temperatures and humidity. There are three distinct seasons in Bangladesh: a hot, humid summer from March to June; a cool, rainy monsoon season from June to October; and a cool, dry winter from October to March. In general, maximum summer temperatures range between 30°C and 40°C. April is the warmest month in most parts of the country. January is the coldest month, when the average temperature for most of the country is about 10°C. Heavy rainfall is characteristic of Bangladesh. |
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| SOCIETY AND DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Nationality |
Bangladeshi |
| Human Development Index |
0.67 Index Value (2022) |
| Human Development Index Rank |
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| Population, Total |
172,954,320 Number (2023) |
| Growth Rate of Population, Annual |
1.03 Percent (2023) |
| Total Fertility Rate |
1.94 Births per Woman (2023) |
| Population Density, per km2 |
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| Adult Literacy Rate |
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| ECONOMY AND SECTORS |
| Rate of Exchange, per USD, End of Period |
| 99 National Currency Units (2022) |
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| GDP, Current Prices |
| 432,677,196,297 USD (2022) |
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| GDP per Capita (Current Prices) |
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| Government Expenditure on Education, % of GDP |
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| Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP |
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| Unemployment Rate, Ages 15+, Both Sexes |
4.19 Percent (2024) |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Inward Flows (Current Prices in Millions) |
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| ODA: Total, Net (Current Prices in Millions) |
5,193 USD (2022) |
| Merchandise Exports |
47,085,866,948 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners |
USA, Germany, UK, Spain, France |
| Merchandise Imports |
80,161,527,975 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners |
China, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports |
2,213,240,978 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners (in the OIC) |
UAE, Türkiye, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports |
20,619,764,607 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners (in the OIC) |
Malaysia, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE |
| Natural Resources |
Natural gas, arable land, timber, coal |
| Main Agricultural Products |
Paddy rice; Potatoes; Whole fresh goat milk; Mangoes, Mangosteens, Guavas; Indigenous cattle meat; Indigenous goat meat |
| LOGISTIC |
| Time Zones |
UTC/GMT +07:00 |
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880 |
| Electricity |
220 V, A / C / D / G / K |
| Emergency Numbers |
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| Police |
999 |
| Ambulance |
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| Fire |
199 |
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| Presidency |
http://www.bangabhaban.gov.bd |
| Prime Ministry |
http://www.pmo.gov.bd |
| Parliament |
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| Ministry of Agriculture |
http://www.moa.gov.bd |
| Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs |
http://www.mochta.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism |
http://www.mocat.gov.bd |
| Ministry of Commerce |
http://www.mincom.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Cultural Affairs |
http://www.moca.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Defense |
http://www.mod.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief |
http://www.modmr.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Education |
http://www.moedu.gov.bd |
| Ministry of Environment and Forest |
http://www.moef.gov.bd |
| Ministry of Finance |
http://www.mof.gov.bd |
| Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock |
http://www.moa.gov.bd |
| Ministry of Food |
http://www.mofood.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
http://www.mofa.gov.bd |
| Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
http://www.mohfw.gov.bd |
| Ministry of Home Affairs |
http://www.mha.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Housing and Public Works |
http://mohpw.portal.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Industries |
http://www.moind.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Information |
http://www.moi.gov.bd |
| Ministry of Labor and Employment |
http://www.mole.gov.bd |
| Ministry of Land |
http://www.minland.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs |
http://lawjusticediv.portal.gov.bd/ & http://www.legislativediv.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Liberation War Affairs |
http://www.molwa.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |
http://www.lgd.gov.bd/ & http://www.rdcd.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Planning |
http://www.plandiv.gov.bd |
| Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and Information Technology |
http://www.ptd.gov.bd/ & http://www.ictd.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources |
http://www.mpemr.gov.bd |
| Ministry of Primary and Mass Education |
http://www.mopme.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Public Administration |
http://www.mopa.gov.bd/bn |
| Ministry of Railways |
http://www.mor.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Religious Affairs |
http://www.mora.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges |
http://rthd.portal.gov.bd/ & http://www.bridgesdivision.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Science and Technology Affairs |
http://www.most.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Shipping |
http://www.mos.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Social Welfare |
http://www.msw.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Textiles and Jute |
http://www.motj.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Water Resources |
http://www.mowr.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Women and Children Affairs |
http://www.mowca.gov.bd/ |
| Ministry of Youth and Sports |
http://www.moysports.gov.bd/ |
| Directorate of Technical Education, Ministry of Education |
http://www.techedu.gov.bd |
| National Statistical Office |
http://www.bbs.gov.bd |
| Central Bank / Monetary Authority |
https://www.bb.org.bd |
| Development Assistance Agency |
http://erd.portal.gov.bd |
| Higher Education Authority |
http://www.moedu.gov.bd |
