At a Glance of       Bangladsh

• The Country     :       The People's Republic of Bangladesh

• Geographical Location          : In South Asia between 20 degree 34' and 26 degree 38' north latitude       and Between 88 degree 01' and 92 degree 41' east longitude

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

• Area    : 143,998       square km, Territorial waters : 12 nautical   miles

• Capital    : Dhaka

• Time    : GMT plus 6       hours

• Climate    :       Sub-tropical monsoon

• Temperature    : Winter       (Nov-Feb) : avg. maximum 29 degree C, avg. minimum 9 degree C Summer       (April-Sept.) : avg. maximum 34 degree C, avg. minimum 21 degree C

• Rainfall    : 120 - 345       cm ( 47" - 136") during monsoon

• Humidity Highest    :       99 % ( July ), Lowest ; 36 % ( Dec )

• Administrative Division          : 06

• District    : 64

• City Corporation    : 04

• Municipality    : 166

• Thana    : 492

• Union    : 4472

• Village    : 68000

• Language    : 95% speak       Bangla and 5% other dialects. English is widely       spoken.

• Food Staple diet    :       rice, vegetable, pulses and fish

• Principal Crops    :       Rice, wheat, jute, tea, tobacco and sugarcane

• Principal Rivers    :       Padma, Brahmaputra, Jamuna, Meghna, Karnaphuli and Tessta

• Mineral Resources    :       Natural gas, limestone, hardrock, coal, lignite, silica sand, white clay       and Radioactive sand

• National Language    :       Bengali

• National Flower    :       Shapla

• National Bird    :       Magpie Robin

• National Fish    : Hilsa

• National Fruit    :       Jackfruit

• Principal Industries          : Garments, textile, leather and leather goods, tea, jute, paper,       newsprint, fertiliser, sugar, cement, fish processing, pharmaceuticals and       chemicals