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location:
southern asia. bordering the bay of bengal. between burma and india
geographic coordinates:
24 00 n. 90 00 e
map references:
asia
area:
total: 144.000 sq km land: 133.910 sq km water: 10.090 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than iowa
land boundaries:
total: 4.246 km border countries: burma 193 km. india 4.053 km
coastline:
580 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 18 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: up to the outer limits of the continental margin
climate:
tropical; mild winter (october to march); hot. humid summer (march to june); humid. warm rainy monsoon (june to october)
terrain:
mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast
elevation extremes:
lowest point: indian ocean 0 m highest point: keokradong 1.230 m
natural resources:
natural gas. arable land. timber. coal
land use:
arable land: 62.11% permanent crops: 3.07% other: 34.82% (2001)
irrigated land:
38.440 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
droughts. cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season
environment - current issues:
many people are landless and forced to live on and cultivate flood-prone land; water-borne diseases prevalent in surface water; water pollution. especially of fishing areas. results from the use of commercial pesticides; ground water contaminated by naturally occurring arsenic; intermittent water shortages because of falling water tables in the northern and central parts of the country; soil degradation and erosion; deforestation; severe overpopulation
environment - international agreements:
party to: biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. environmental modification. hazardous wastes. law of the sea. ozone layer protection. wetlands signed. but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
geography - note:
most of the country is situated on deltas of large rivers flowing from the himalayas: the ganges unites with the jamuna (main channel of the brahmaputra) and later joins the meghna to eventually empty into the bay of bengal
population:
144.319.628 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 33.1% (male 24.590.207/female 23.162.420) 15-64 years: 63.5% (male 46.764.824/female 44.868.733) 65 years and over: 3.4% (male 2.650.683/female 2.282.761) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 21.87 years male: 21.88 years female: 21.85 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
2.09% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
30.01 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
8.4 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
-0.69 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.16 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 62.6 deaths/1.000 live births male: 63.65 deaths/1.000 live births female: 61.48 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 62.08 years male: 62.13 years female: 62.02 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
3.13 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
13.000 (2001 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
650 (2001 est.)
major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea. hepatitis a and e. and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations water contact disease: leptospirosis animal contact disease: rabies (2004)
nationality:
noun: bangladeshi(s) adjective: bangladeshi
ethnic groups:
bengali 98%. tribal groups. non-bengali muslims (1998)
religions:
muslim 83%. hindu 16%. other 1% (1998)
languages:
bangla (official. also known as bengali). english
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 43.1% male: 53.9% female: 31.8% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: people's republic of bangladesh conventional short form: bangladesh former: east pakistan
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