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People's Republic of Bangladesh
President: Shahabuddin Ahmed (1996)
Prime Minister: Sheik Hasina Wazed (1996)
Area: 55,598 sq. mi. (144,000 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 127,117,967 (average annual rate of natural increase: 1.67%); birth rate: 25.2/1000; infant mortality rate: 69.7/1000; density per sq. mi.: 2,286
Capital and largest city : Dhaka: city proper (1991 census) 3,839,000; metro. area (1996 est.) 8,500,000
Other large cities (est. mid-1994): Chittagong, 3,000,000; Khulna, 2,000,000
Monetary unit: Taka
Principal languages: Bangla (official), English
Ethnicity/race: Bengali 98%, Biharis 250,000, tribals less than 1 million
Religions: Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, Buddhist, Christian, other
Literacy rate: 35%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $175.5 billion; $1,380 per capita. Real growth rate: 4%. Inflation: 7% (1998). Unemployment: 35.2% (1996). Arable land: 73%. Agriculture: rice, jute, tea, wheat, sugarcane, potatoes; beef, milk, poultry. Labor force: 56 million; agriculture 65%, services 25%, industry and mining 10% (1996). Industry:jute manufacturing, cotton textiles, food processing, steel, fertilizer. Natural resources: natural gas, arable land, timber. Exports: $4.4 billion (1997): garments, jute and jute goods, leather, frozen fish and seafood. Imports: $7.1 billion (1997): capital goods, textiles, food, petroleum products. Major trading partners: Western Europe, U.S., Hong Kong, Japan, India, China, Singapore.
Member of Commonwealth of Nations
