President: Zillur Rahman Prime minister: Sheikh Hasina Wajed
President: Viktor Yanukovych
Population
161,083,804
44,854,065
Life Expectancy
70.060 years
68.740 years
Capital City
Dhaka
Kyiv (Kiev)
Largest city
Dhaka (population: 10,356,500)
Kiev (population: 2,514,230)
Human Development Index
0.524
0.786
GDP per capita
$1,700 US
$7,300 US
Literacy Rate
43.1%
99.4%
Corruption Perception Index
2.1
2.5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
0%
8.2%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Victor Pinchuk ($2.6bn US)
Unemployment Rate
5.000%
7.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
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
Ukrainian (official) 67%, Russian 24%, other 9% (includes small Romanian-, Polish-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities)
Exports
garments, jute and jute goods, leather, frozen fish and seafood
ferrous and nonferrous metals, fuel and petroleum products, chemicals, machinery and transport equipment, food products
External Debt
$25,220,000,000 $
$123,700,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
taka (BDT) per US dollar - 68.554 (2008 est.), 69.893 (2007), 69.031 (2006), 64.328 (2005), 59.513 (2004)
hryvnia (UAH) per US dollar - 4.9523 (2008 est.), 5.05 (2007), 5.05 (2006), 5.1247 (2005), 5.3192 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.300%
1.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
27
Location
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India
Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east
Area
143,998 km sq
603,550 km sq
Coastline
580 km
2,782 km
Climate
tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)
temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; summers are warm across the greater part of the country, hot in the south
