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Md. Fouad Hossain Sarker:
Country Profile

Formal Name: People's Republic of Bangladesh

Short Form: Bangladesh

Term for Citizens: Bangladeshi(s)

Father of the Nation: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Capital: Dhaka

Currency: Taka

Date of Independence: March 26, 1971

8th largest populous country in the world

 Small country with huge HR: More than 54 million labor force

Md. Fouad Hossain Sarker:
Geography

Area: 1,47,570 sq. km.

Boundary: West Bengal (India) on the west; West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya (all the Indian states) on the north; Indian states of Assam, Tripura and Mizoram together with Myanmar on the east; and Bay of Bengal on the south.

     Total International Border:      4,246 km 
      Border countries:         India 4,053 km, Myanmar 193 km
      Coastline:                    580 km

Territorial water:  12 nautical miles.

Topography: Broad deltaic plain. Chittagong Hills in southeast, Low Hills in northeast and modest-elevation highlands in north and northwest. ‘Tajingdong’ is the highest peak and called as Bijoy.

Climate: It is the area of Sub-tropical monsoon. Mild winter (October to March); hot, humid & summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October).

Md. Fouad Hossain Sarker:
Society

Total Population: 14,97,70000 (2011)

Population Growth Rate: 1.37% (2013)

Population density: 1,115 persons per sq km (2013)

Ethnic Group: Over 98% Bengalis.

Languages: Bangla (official language); English widely used by educated elite. Arabic used in many Muslim homes. Various tribal
languages.

Religion: More than 89.7% Muslim, 9.2% Hindu, less than 1 percent Buddhist, Christian, and tribal religions.

Health: Life expectancy almost equal for males and females, averaging 69 years in 2013 (male-67.9 & female 70.3).

Birth rate: 19.2 births/1,000 population (2013).


Source:  BBS. 2011. Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS),
               Government of  Bangladesh and Bangladesh Economic Review Report-2013

rakib:
according to the population per sq Km... bangladesh is the most populous country in the world..... (except some small countries like vatican city),,, day by day its increasing... horrible

Md. Fouad Hossain Sarker:
Education

Total literacy rate (7 years+)       57.9 percent (2013)
 Female                                       54.8 percent
 Male                                           61.1 percent

Number of years of compulsory schooling 5 years (2002-2003)                                           
Number of students per teacher, primary school 56 student per teacher (2002-2003)

Public Universities                           34
Private Universities                         71
Govt. Medical colleges                     21
Private Medical & Dental colleges    68
General Colleges                             3197

Source:  BBS. 2011. Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS),
             Government of  Bangladesh and Bangladesh Economic Review Report-2013.

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