Facts and Figures

Full name: Bangladesh

Nationality 
        noun: Bangladeshi(s) 
        adjective: Bangladeshi

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Area  
        total: 147,600 sq km
        land: 133,910 sq km
        water: 10,090 sq km

Population: 144,319,628 (July 2005 est.)

Ethnic groups    
        Bengali 98%
        tribal groups non-Bengali Muslims (1998)

Capital: Dhaka, population 3,840,000

Largest Cities 
        Dhaka
        Chittagong - 1,600,000
        Khulna - 740,000
        Rajshahi - 320,000
        Barisal - 190,000

Official Language  
        Bangla (official, also known as Bengali)
        English

Religion 
        Muslim 83%
        Hindu 16%
        other 1% (1998)
 
Political system: parliamentary republic

GDP: purchasing power parity - $275.7 billion (2004 est.)
  
GDP per head: purchasing power parity - $2,000 (2004 est.)
 
Annual growth: 4.9% (2004 est.)
   
GDP - composition by sector 
        agriculture: 21.2%
        industry: 27.1%
        services: 51.7% (2004 est.) 

Inflation: 6% (2004 est.)

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