Official Name	The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh.
Capital Dhaka	(Metropolitan area 590sq. miles or 949 sq. kilometers)
President	Abdul Hamid
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina

Geographical Location:

In South Asia: between 20° 34′ and 26° 38′ north latitude and between 88° 01′ and 92° 41′ east longitude: consists of flat fertile alluvial land.

Boundaries:
North	India (West Bengal and Meghalaya)
West	India (West Bengal)
East	India (Tripura and Assam) and Myanmar
South	Bay of Bengal

Flag description:

Green with a large red disk slightly to the hoist side of center.

Area:
Total:	1,47,570 sq km

Land Usage:
Arable Land:	73%
Permanent crops:	2%
Permanent pastures:	5%
Forest and woodland:	15%
Other:	5%

Administrative Units:

Division -6, District -64, Police Station -507, City Corporation – 4, Unions -4,484 , Villages -87,319, Households- 2,53,6,2321

Standard Time:

GMT + 6 hours

Climate:

Tropical cool, dry winters (October to March); hot, humid

Summer (March to June):

Cool, rainy monsoon (June to October)

Climactic Variations:

Winter (Dec-February) temperature: Average maximum 29°C, average minimum 11°C Summer (April-June) temperature: average maximum 34°C, average minimum 21°C

Rainfall:

1194 mm to 3454 mm (average during monsoon, mid-June to mid-August)

Humidity:

Highest 99% (July), Lowest 36% (December and January)

Vegetation:

Grassland, mixed evergreen and evergreen

People:
Population	12,92,47,233 (Jan 22, 2001)
Male	6,58,41,419
Female	6,34,05,814
Sex ratio	103.8
Population Density	834/sq. km
Population Growth	1.48% (in the 2001 census over 1991 census)

Religion:
Muslim:	88.3 %
Hindu:	10.5 %
Buddhist:	0.6 %
Christian:	0.3 %

Language:

95 percent Bengali. 5 percent other dialects, English is widely spoken.

Ethnic groups:

Predominantly mixed group of Proto Austroloids/Dravidians, Mongoloids and Aryans.

Food:

Staple diet – rice, vegetable, pulses, meat and fish.

Major Cities:

Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Comilla, Barisal and Sylhet.

Principal Crops and Fruits:

Rice, Jute, Wheat, Tobacco, Sugarcane, Tea, Pulses, Oilseeds, Spices, Potatoes, Vegetables, Bananas, Mango, Coconut and Jack Fruit.

Principal Rivers:

Padma, Brahmaputra, Jamuna, Meghna, Karnaphulli, Teesta, Buriganga, etc. (total 230 rivers including tributaries).

Mineral resources:

Natural gas, limestone, hard rock, coal, lignite silica sand, white clay, radio-active sand, Oil.

Human resources:

A substantial manpower reserve of well trained and skilled engineers, economists, technical, physicians, accountants and other professionals; trained administrative and managerial personnel; abundant, cheap, easily trained and adaptable, hard working, intelligent and youthful labour force.

History:

Recorded history traceable to the 4th century B.C. with clear evidence of flourishing civilization consisting of cities, palaces, temples, forts, seats of learning and monasteries.

1200 A.D	Advent of the Muslims, enjoying periods of prosperity under Muslim rule.
17th century	A time of economic well being.
1757	Beginning of British colonial rule.
1947	Departure of the British from Indian subcontinent; Bangladesh becomes “East Bengal/East Pakistan as part of Pakistan”.
1971	Emergence of the sovereign state of Bangladesh through 9 months of armed struggle against Pakistani occupation forces.
Form of Government	The country has a parliamentary form of government headed by the Prime Minister. The President is the constitutional head of the state.

Principal Industries:

Garments, Jute, Cotton, Textile, Tea, Paper, Newsprint, Cement, Fertilizer, Sugar, Engineering, Electrical Cables, Leather and Fish.

Principal Exports:

Ready-made garments, Jute and Jute Products, Tea, Fish, Leather, Frozen food ,Chemical fertilizer etc.

Principal imports:

Wheat, Oilseeds, Crude Petroleum, Raw cotton, Edible oil, Petroleum products, Fertilizer, Staple fibers, Yarn, Iron and Steel, Electrical goods, Machinery, Electronics.