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Official
Name |
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The People's
Republic Of Bangladesh |
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Location
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Latitude
between 20 degree 34' and 26 degree 39' north. Longitude between
88 degree 00' and 92 degree 41' east. |
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Area
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144,000 sq.
km. |
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Boundary
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Bounded by
India from the north, east and west and by the Bay of Bengal and
Burma from the south. |
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Climate
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Main seasons
: Winter (Nov - Feb), Summer (Mar - Jun), Monsoon (Jul - Oct).
Temp : Max 34 degree Celsius, Min 8 degree Celsius. |
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Rainfall
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Lowest 47"
and highest 136" |
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Capital
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Dhaka
(Present area 414 sq. km. Master plan 777 sq.km.) |
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Population |
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Total
estimated population 130 million. |
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State
Language |
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Bangla.
English is also widely spoken and understood |
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Principal
Rivers |
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Padma,
Meghna, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Madhumati, Surma and Kushiara
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Principal
Crops |
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Jute, rice,
tobacco, tea, sugarcane, vegetables, potato, pulses, etc.
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Important
Fruits |
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Mango,
banana, pineapple, jack-fruit, water-melon, green coconut, guava,
licis, etc. |
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Major
Industries |
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Jute, sugar,
paper, textiles, fertilizers, cigeratte, cement, steel, natural
gas, oil-refinery, newsprint, power generation, rayon, matches,
fishing and food processing, leather, soap, carpet, timber,
ship-building, telephone, etc. |
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Sea Ports
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Chittagong
and Mongla |
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Airports
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Zia
international airport, Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet, domestic
airports at Chittagong, Jessore, Sylhet, Cox's Bazar, Rajshahi
and Saidpur |
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Tourist
Seasons |
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October to
March |
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Main
Tourist Attractions |
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Colorful
tribal life, longest sea beach, centuries' old archeological
sites, home of the Royal Bengal Tiger, largest tea gardens,
interesting riverine life, etc. |
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Wearing
Apparel |
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Tropical in
summer, and light-woolen in winter |
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Currency
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The unit of
currency is the Taka. Notes are in denominations of
1,2,5,10,20,50,100 and 500 Taka. Coins are 1,5,10,25,50 and 100
Paisa (100 Paisa = 1 Taka) |
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