About Bangladesh
Bangladesh is bordered by India to the west, north and east, has a coast line on the Bay of Bengal to the south and a small border with Burma on the south east tip.
Bangladesh covers 144, 000 square kilometres, has a population of 130 million and its capital city is Dhaka.


Bangladeshi Flag

Bangladesh has been an independent country since 1971 following a 9 month war of independence.

Whilst Bangladesh does have a number of cities, much of the population live in rural villages and 15% of the country is forest.

Principal Crops
Jute, rice, tobacco, tea, sugarcane, vegetables, potato, pulses, etc.
Important Fruits
Mango, banana, pineapple, jack-fruit, water-melon, green coconut, guava, licis, etc.
Major Industries
Jute, sugar, paper, textiles, fertilizers, cigeratte, cement, steel, natural gas, oil-refinery, newsprint, power generation, rayon, matches, fishing and food processing, leather, soap, carpet, timber, ship-building, telephone, etc.

Large areas of the land are highly fertile but the river delta regions are highly vulnerable to flooding - which has been particularly serious over the past couple of years

More information about Bangladesh can be found here.

 


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