Country Profile:
Official Country Name: The
People's Republic of Bangladesh.
President:
Professor Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed
Chief Adviser:
Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed
National Flag:
The flag consists of a red circle resting on a prucion green
rectangular background.
National Anthem:
The first ten lines of the song ‘Amar Sonar BangIa’ by
Rabindranath Tagore.
National Emblem: The
flower Shapla (nympoea nouchali) resting on water having on each
side a sheaf of paddy surmounted by three connected leaves of jute
with two stars on each side of the leaves.
Geographical
location: It lies between 20°34' and 26°38' north latitudes,
and 88°01' and 92°41' east longitudes.
Area:
1,47,570
square kilometers or 56,977 square miles
Unit of currency:
Taka divided into 100 paisas.
Time:
GMT + 6 hours.
Major cities:
Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barisal, Mymensingh,
Comilla.
Climate:
Average winter temperature (max. 29°c, Min. 11°c)
Average summer temperature (max. 40°c, Min. 21°c)
Population:
140 million as on November 2005 (As per 13th SAARC SUMMIT Souvenir)
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