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Location  : 90⁰ East Longitude, 20⁰ North Latitude
Winter Temperature   : Max 28.49⁰C, Min 8.89⁰C
Summer Temperature  : Max 40.55C, Min 18.89⁰C
Average Rainfall    : 90” in Monsoon
Area  : 144,000 Square Kilometers
Population : 160 Million approx.
Literacy   : 50% approx.
Religious propitiation  : Muslim 86.6%, Hindu 12.1%, Buddhist 0.6%, Christian 0.3%, Others 0.3%
Capital : Dhaka
Major Cities : Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barishal.
Cities with Airport  : Dhaka, Chittagong, Jessore, Rajshahi, Syedpur, Sylhet, Barishal, Cox’s Bazar.
Seaport  : Chittagong & Mongla (Near Khulna)
Main River   : Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Brahmaputra.
Government    
Head of the State : President
Head of the Government : Prime Minister
Economy    
Heavy Industry  : Jute, Textiles, Sugar, Paper, Fertilizer, Steel, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Toiletries, Cement, Garments, etc.
Small Industries  : Glass, Soap, Plastic, Hosiery, Food Processing, etc.
Cottage Industries   : Cotton & Silk Fabrics, Copper & Aluminium, Foundry Gold & Silver Jewellery and Handicrafts.
Export  : Tea, Shrimps, Fish, Vegetables, Medicines, Ready-made garments, Handicrafts, Jute, & Jute goods, Manpower.
Imports : Machinery & Equipment, Petroleum and Edible Oil.
Chief Crops  : Rice, Jute, Sugarcane, Tea
Minerals  : Coal, Crude Oil, Gas, Limestone
Others   : Rubber, Timber
Finance :  
Currency  : Taka (US$ 1 = Tk. 79.00 variable)
Per Capita Income  : US$ 960
Main Bank : Sonali Bank, Janata Bank, Agrani Bank, Dhaka Bank, AB Bank, Islami Bank, BRAC Bank, Standard Chartered, American Express, HSBC Bank.