Bangladesh Travel HD Videos

Principal languages: Bangla (official), English

Ethnicity/race: Bengali 98%, tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims (1998)

Religions: Muslim 89.5%, Hindu 9.6%, other 0.9% (2004)

National Holiday: Independence Day, March 26

Literacy rate: 57.7% (2011 est.)

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2013 est.): $324.6 billion; per capita $2,100. Real growth rate: 5.8%. Inflation: 7.6%. Unemployment: 5% (includes underemployment). Arable land: 52.97%. Agriculture: rice, jute, tea, wheat, sugarcane, potatoes, tobacco, pulses, oilseeds, spices, fruit; beef, milk, poultry. Labor force: 78.62 million; note: extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Malaysia; agriculture 47%, industry 13%, services 40% (2013). Industries: cotton textiles, jute, garments, tea processing, paper newsprint, cement, chemical fertilizer, light engineering, sugar. Natural resources: natural gas, arable land, timber, coal. Exports: $26.91 billion (2013 est.): garments, jute and jute goods, leather, frozen fish and seafood.Imports: $32.94 billion (2013 est.): machinery and equipment, chemicals, iron and steel, textiles, foodstuffs, petroleum products, cement. Major trading partners: U.S., Germany, UK, France, Italy, India, China, Kuwait, Japan, Spain, Canada, Malaysia, Republic of Korea (2013).

Member of Commonwealth of Nations

Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 962,000 (2012); mobile cellular: 97.18 million (2011). Broadcast media: state-owned Bangladesh Television (BTV) operates 1 terrestrial TV station, 3 radio networks, and about 10 local stations; 8 private satellite TV stations and 3 private radio stations also broadcasting; foreign satellite TV stations are gaining audience share in the large cities; several international radio broadcasters are available (2007). Internet hosts: 71,164 (2012). Internet users: 617,300 (2009).

Transportation: Railways: total: 2,622 km. Highways: total: 21, 269 km; paved: 1,063 km; unpaved: 20,206 km (2010). Waterways: 8,370 km; note: includes 3,060 km main cargo routes (2005). Ports and harbors: Chittagong, Mongla Port. Airports: 18 (2013).

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