President: Zillur Rahman Prime minister: Sheikh Hasina Wajed
President: Vaclav Klaus
Population
161,083,804
10,177,300
Life Expectancy
70.060 years
77.380 years
Capital City
Dhaka
Prague
Largest city
Dhaka (population: 10,356,500)
Praha (population: 1,165,580)
Human Development Index
0.524
0.897
GDP per capita
$1,700 US
$27,400 US
Literacy Rate
43.1%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
2.1
5.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
0%
16%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Petr Kellner ($6.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
5.000%
8.500%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
parliamentary democracy
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
1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Religions
Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998)
Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% (2001 census)
Languages
Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English
Czech 94.9%, Slovak 2%, other 2.3%, unidentified 0.8% (2001 census)
Exports
garments, jute and jute goods, leather, frozen fish and seafood
machinery and transport equipment 52%, raw materials and fuel 9%, chemicals 5% (2003)
External Debt
$25,220,000,000 $
$101,600,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
taka (BDT) per US dollar - 68.554 (2008 est.), 69.893 (2007), 69.031 (2006), 64.328 (2005), 59.513 (2004)
koruny (CZK) per US dollar - 17.037 (2008 est.), 20.53 (2007), 22.596 (2006), 23.957 (2005), 25.7 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.300%
1.150%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
6
Location
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India
Central Europe, southeast of Germany
Area
143,998 km sq
78,867 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)
