Bangladesh
- Official Name:
- People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bangladesh)
- Area:
- 144.000 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 150.448.339 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 580 km
- Capital:
- Dhaka
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Chittagong, Mongla Port
- 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
- Political divisions:
- 6 divisions; Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet
- Language(s):
- Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 26 March (1971)
- Nationality:
- Bangladeshi(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 6.
- Member of:
- ARF, AsDB, BIMSTEC, C, CP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OPCW, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNOMIG, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .bd
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Taka (BDT) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD2.300 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 69.340.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 6,6% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 19,9%
- Industry: 20,6%
- Services: 59,5%
- Labor force:
- 68.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1996):
-
- Agriculture 63%
- Industry: 11%
- Services 26%
- Unemployment rate:
- 2,5% (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 7,2% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 24,9% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD6.389.000.000
- Expenditures: USD8.694.000.000
- Public debt:
- 46,7% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD 339.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 11.170.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Garments, jute and jute goods, leather, frozen fish and seafood (2001)
- Exports - Partners:
- US 23,6%, Germany 13,5%, UK 9,4%, France 6,4% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 13.770.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and equipment, chemicals, iron and steel, textiles, foodstuffs, petroleum products, cement
- Imports - partners:
- India 14,1%, China 13,5%, Kuwait 8,5%, Singapore 6,2%, Japan 4,1%, Hong Kong 4,1% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 3.278.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 22.550.000.000 (2006)
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