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International disputes:

       a portion of the boundary with India is in dispute; water-sharing

       problems with upstream riparian India over the Ganges

       Climate:

       tropical; cool, dry winter (October to March); hot, humid summer

       (March to June); cool, rainy monsoon (June to October)

       Terrain:

       mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast

       Natural resources:

       natural gas, arable land, timber

       Land use:

       arable land:

       67%

       permanent crops:

       2%

       meadows and pastures:

       4%

       forest and woodland:

       16%

       other:

       11%

       Irrigated land:

       27,380 sq km (1989)

       Environment:

       current issues:

       many people are landless and forced to live on and cultivate

       flood-prone land; limited access to potable water; water-borne

       diseases prevalent; water pollution especially of fishing areas

       results from the use of commercial pesticides; intermittent water

       shortages because of falling water tables in the northern and central

       parts of the country; soil degradation; deforestation; severe

       overpopulation

       natural hazards:

       vulnerable to droughts, cyclones; much of the country routinely

       flooded during the summer monsoon season

       international agreements:

       party to - Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous

       Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not

       ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea

      @Bangladesh, People

      Population: 125,149,469 (July 1994 est.) Population growth rate: 2.33% (1994 est.) Birth rate: 35.02 births/1,000 population (1994 est.) Death rate: 11.68 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.) Infant mortality rate: 106.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 55.08 years male: 55.35 years female: 54.8 years (1994 est.) Total fertility rate: 4.47 children born/woman (1994 est.) Nationality: noun: Bangladeshi(s) adjective: Bangladesh Ethnic divisions: Bengali 98%, Biharis 250,000, tribals less than 1 million Religions: Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, Buddhist, Christian, other Languages: Bangla (official), English Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 35% male: 47% female: 22% Labor force: 50.1 million by occupation: agriculture 65%, services 21%, industry and mining 14% (1989) note: extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Oman (1991)

      @Bangladesh, Government

      Names:

       conventional long form:

       People's Republic of Bangladesh

       conventional short form:

       Bangladesh

       former:

       East Pakistan

       Digraph:

       BG

       Type:

       republic

       Capital:

       Dhaka

       Administrative divisions:

       64 districts (zillagulo, singular - zilla); Bagerhat, Bandarban,

       Barguna, Barisal, Bhola, Bogra, Brahmanbaria, Chandpur, Chapai

       Nawabganj, Chattagram, Chuadanga, Comilla, Cox's Bazar, Dhaka,

       Dinajpur, Faridpur, Feni, Gaibandha, Gazipur, Gopalganj, Habiganj,

       Jaipurhat, Jamalpur, Jessore, Jhalakati, Jhenaidah, Khagrachari,

       Khulna, Kishorganj, Kurigram, Kushtia, Laksmipur, Lalmonirhat,

       Madaripur, Magura, Manikganj, Meherpur, Moulavibazar, Munshiganj,

       Mymensingh, Naogaon, Narail, Narayanganj, Narsingdi, Nator, Netrakona,

       Nilphamari, Noakhali, Pabna, Panchagar, Parbattya Chattagram,

       Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Rajbari, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Satkhira,

       Shariyatpur, Sherpur, Sirajganj, Sunamganj, Sylhet, Tangail,

       Thakurgaon

       Independence:

       16 December 1971 (from Pakistan)

       National holiday:

       Independence Day, 26 March (1971)

       Constitution:

       4 November 1972, effective 16 December 1972, suspended following coup

       of 24 March 1982, restored 10 November 1986, amended many times

       Legal system:

       based on English common law

       Suffrage:

       18 years of age; universal

       Executive branch:

       chief of state:

       President Abdur Rahman BISWAS (since 8 October 1991); election last

       held 8 October 1991 (next to be held by NA October 1996); results -

       Abdur Rahman BISWAS received 52.1% of parliamentary vote

       head of government:

       Prime Minister Khaleda ZIAur RAHMAN (since 20 March 1991)

       cabinet:

       Council of Ministers; appointed by the president

       Legislative branch:

       unicameral

      

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