President: Zillur Rahman Prime minister: Sheikh Hasina Wajed
President: Dr Nicholas Liverpool Prime minister: Roosevelt Skerrit
Population
161,083,804
73,126
Life Expectancy
70.060 years
76.180 years
Capital City
Dhaka
Largest city
Dhaka (population: 10,356,500)
Roseau (population: 16,571)
Human Development Index
0.524
0.797
GDP per capita
$1,700 US
Literacy Rate
43.1%
94%
Corruption Perception Index
2.1
6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
0%
19.4%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
5.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
Legal
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
Religions
Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998)
Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)
Languages
Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English
English (official), French patois
Exports
garments, jute and jute goods, leather, frozen fish and seafood
External Debt
$25,220,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
taka (BDT) per US dollar - 68.554 (2008 est.), 69.893 (2007), 69.031 (2006), 64.328 (2005), 59.513 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
Area
143,998 km sq
751 km sq
Coastline
580 km
148 km
Climate
tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)
tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall
