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Bangladesh Profile |
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| General Information |
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| Official Name : |
People's Republic of Bangladesh |
| Capital : |
Dhaka |
| Total Area : |
147,570 squre km |
| Population
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131,100,000 |
| UNDP Human Dev Index
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138/177 |
| Currency (2004 Average)
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1 CAN$ 43.03 Bangladeshi Taka (BDT) |
| National Day
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Independence Day, 26 March; Victory Day, 16 December |
| Language(s)
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Bangla (Bengali), English |
| Ethnic Group(s)
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Bengali 98%; tribal groups, non-Bangali Muslims |
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| Political Information |
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| Type of Government
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Parliamentary Democracy |
| Main Political Parties
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the Awami League,
the Jatiya Party, and the Jamaat-e-Islam Party |
| Head of State
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President Professor Dr. Iajuddin AHMED |
| Head of Government
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Prime Minister Ms. Begum Khaleda ZIA |
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Ministers
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Foreign Affairs: Mr. Morshed Khan;
Finance Minister: Mr. Saifur Rahman |
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| Economic Information (Canadian dollars in yearly averages for 2004 unless otherwise noted) |
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| GDP in country: (billion)
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$73.09 |
| GDP per capita in country
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$490 |
| GDP Growth rate: (%) |
5.4 |
| Inflation: (%) |
6.1 |
| Country unemployment: (%) |
n/a |
| Canadian imports from country: |
$490,545,216 |
| Canadian exports to country : |
$112,496,394 |
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Main imports from country
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Bangla (Bengali), English
Clothing from woven cotton, knitted cotton, knitted man-made fibres, tents from synthetic fibrecs. |
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Main exports to country
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Meslin and wheat, machines and mechanical appliances, flat hot-rolled products - iron/non-alloy steel, phototypesetting and composing machines, lentils - dried and shelled |
| GDP in Canada: (billion) |
$1,238 |
| GDP per capita in Canada: |
$38,756 |
| Canada GDP growth rate: (%) |
2.6 |
| Inflation in Canada: (%) |
1.4 |
| Canada Unemployment: (%) |
7.4 |
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