President: Zillur Rahman Prime minister: Sheikh Hasina Wajed
President: Evo Morales
Population
161,083,804
10,290,003
Life Expectancy
70.060 years
67.900 years
Capital City
Dhaka
La Paz (administrative capital)
Largest city
Dhaka (population: 10,356,500)
Santa Cruz de la Sierra (population: 1,364,390)
Human Development Index
0.524
0.723
GDP per capita
$1,700 US
$4,900 US
Literacy Rate
43.1%
86.7%
Corruption Perception Index
2.1
3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
0%
14.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
5.000%
5.500%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished except for special circumstances
Political System
parliamentary democracy
republic
Independence date
16 December 1971 (from West Pakistan); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is known as Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of Bangladesh
6 August 1825 (from Spain)
Religions
Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998)
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
Languages
Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English
Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census)
Exports
garments, jute and jute goods, leather, frozen fish and seafood
natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin
External Debt
$25,220,000,000 $
$5,491,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
taka (BDT) per US dollar - 68.554 (2008 est.), 69.893 (2007), 69.031 (2006), 64.328 (2005), 59.513 (2004)
bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar - 7.253 (2008 est.), 7.8616 (2007), 8.0159 (2006), 8.0661 (2005), 7.9363 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.300%
1.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India
Central South America, southwest of Brazil
Area
143,998 km sq
1,098,581 km sq
Coastline
580 km
0 km
Climate
tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)
varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
