| Country (long form) |
People's Republic of Bangladesh |
| Capital |
Dhaka |
| Total Area |
55,598.71 sq mi
144,000.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Wisconsin) |
| Population |
131,269,860 (July 2001 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
205,093,861 |
| Languages |
Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English |
| Literacy |
56% total, 63% male, 49% female (2000 est.) |
| Religions |
Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998) |
| Life Expectancy |
60.74 male, 60.33 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
parliamentary democracy |
| Currency |
1 taka (Tk) = 100 poisha |
| GDP (per capita) |
$1,570 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
cotton textiles, jute, garments, tea processing, paper newsprint, cement, chemical fertilizer, light engineering, sugar |
| Agriculture |
rice, jute, tea, wheat, sugarcane, potatoes, tobacco, pulses, oilseeds, spices, fruit; beef, milk, poultry |
| Arable Land |
73% |
| Natural Resources |
natural gas, arable land, timber, coal |
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