President: Zillur Rahman Prime minister: Sheikh Hasina Wajed
Population
1,996,617
161,083,804
Life Expectancy
77.480 years
70.060 years
Capital City
Ljubljana
Dhaka
Largest city
Ljubljana (population: 255,115)
Dhaka (population: 10,356,500)
Human Development Index
0.923
0.524
GDP per capita
$29,000 US
$1,700 US
Literacy Rate
99.7%
43.1%
Corruption Perception Index
6.7
2.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
10%
0%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
11.800%
5.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
parliamentary republic
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
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
Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 census)
Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998)
Languages
Slovenian 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4% (2002 census)
Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English
Exports
manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food
garments, jute and jute goods, leather, frozen fish and seafood
External Debt
$61,230,000,000 $
$25,220,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.67 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), tolars per US dollar - 190.85 (2006), 192.71 (2005), 192.38 (2004) note: Slovenia adopted the euro as its currency on 1 January 2007
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
1.700%
1.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
5
0
Location
Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India
Area
20,273 km sq
143,998 km sq
Coastline
47 km
580 km
Climate
Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east
tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)
