| 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 |
129,194,224 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
205,093,861 |
| Languages |
Bangla (official), English |
| Literacy |
38.1% total, 49.4% male, 26.1% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Muslim 88.3%, Hindu 10.5%, other 1.2% |
| Life Expectancy |
60.4 male, 59.91 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 taka (Tk) = 100 poisha |
| GDP (per capita) |
$1,470 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
cotton textiles, jute, garments, tea processing, paper newsprint, cement, chemical fertilizer, light engineering, sugar |
| Agriculture |
rice, jute, tea, wheat, sugarcane, potatoes; beef, milk, poultry, tobacco, pulses, oilseeds, spices, fruit |
| Arable Land |
73% |
| Natural Resources |
natural gas, arable land, timber |
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