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Bangladesh is a South Asian country. Located on the
north coast of the Gulf of Bengal, it covers the
terminal section of the Ganges and Bramaputra rivers. It
has an area of 144 000 km2. It borders
Myanmar, in a narrow strip to the southeast, and the
rest of the land border (east, north and west) is made
with India. The most important cities are Dhaka, the
capital, with 14,251 000 inhabitants (2009), Chittagong
(4 816 000 inhab.) (2009), Khulna (1,636,000 inhab.)
(2009) and Rajshai (853,000 inhab.) (2009).
Bangladesh's economy is based on agriculture, a sector
that still employs most of the active population. The
main products grown are rice, sugar cane, wheat, jute,
bananas, some vegetables, condiments and spices, mango,
pineapple and tea. In terms of energy resources, natural
gas and oil are exploited. Clothing is the country's
main export and is destined, predominantly, to Western
Europe and the USA. The World Bank, the USA and Japan
have offered very important economic aid to the
country. Bangladesh's main trading partners are the
United States of America, Japan, India and China.
Environmental indicator: the value of carbon dioxide
emissions, per capita(metric tons, 1999), is 0.2.
Population
The population of Bangladesh is 161 000 000 inhabitants
(est. 2012), which corresponds to a density of 1033.5
inhab./km 2 , one of the highest in the
world. The birth and death rates are, in 2012, 22.5% and
5.71%. Average life expectancy reaches 70.06 years. The
value of the Human Development Index (HDI) is 0.469 and
the value of the Gender-adjusted Development Index (IDG)
is 0.524 (2006). It is estimated that in 2025 the
population will reach 177 million
individuals. Bangladeshi natives make up 98% of the
total population and the remaining 2% are spread across
various ethnicities. The most important religions are
Islam (87%) and Hinduism (12%). The official language is
Bengali.
History
Between 1947 and 1971, the country was designated East
Pakistan, but in 1971 it became an independent republic,
after the destruction caused by the war against
Pakistani rule. Bangladesh currently has a democratic,
multi-party government, in which the prime minister
rules with a parliament.
A natural catastrophe shook the country on December
26, 2004. On that day, there was the biggest earthquake
in recent times (8.9 degrees on the Richter scale) with
an epicenter off the Indonesian island of Samatra. This
earthquake originated earthquakes that hit the coast of
several Southeast Asian countries, such as Sri Lanka,
the most affected, followed by Indonesia itself, India,
Thailand, Malaysia, Maldives and Bangladesh, causing
thousands of deaths and displaced people. |
| 1UpTravel.com - Maps of Bangladesh |
| Browse a collection of city and country maps of
Bangladesh, a southern Asian country, bordering the Bay
of Bengal, between Burma and India. |
| http://www.1uptravel.com/worldmaps/bangladesh.html |
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| Asiasource.org- Map of Bangladesh |
| Browse state map of Bangladesh. Includes
population,geographical conditions,communication
factors, and transportations in Bangladesh. |
| http://www.asiasource.org/profiles/ap_mp_03.cfm?countryid=24 |
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| Graphic Maps - Map of Bangladesh |
| Discover a collection of cities and country map of
Bangladesh, an Asian country. |
| http://www.graphicmaps.com/webimage/countrys/asia/ciamaps/bd |
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| Lonelyplanet.com- Map of Bangladesh |
| Discover a collection of cities and country maps of
Bangladesh. |
| http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mapshells/indian_subcontinent/ba |
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| Odci.gov - City Map of Bangladesh |
| Browse a collection of city and country maps of
Bangladesh, a southern Asian country. |
| http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/maps/bg-map.jp |
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| Omni Resources - Bangladesh Maps |
| Provides purchasing information for and images of
regional, topographic, travel, geological and thematic
maps of the Bangladesh region. |
| http://www.omnimap.com/catalog/int/banglds.htm |
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| ReliefWeb Maps - Bangladesh |
| United Nations and ReliefWeb resource provides country
and city maps, as well as a thematic map of
flood-affected areas. |
| http://www.reliefweb.int/ocha_ol/country/bgd/maps.html |
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| University of Texas Library - Map of Bangladesh |
| Browse country, city and political maps gathered from US
Central Intelligence Agency and State Department
resources. |
| http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/bangladesh |
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| Virtual Bangladesh Geography |
| Extensive guide has historical, regional and
topographical maps, as well as satellite images of
rivers, cities and geological points of interest. |
| http://virtualbangladesh.com/bd_geog_maps.html |
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