Neville

Hello everyone, i'd like to add a profile of my beautiful country to my Blog, people do not know very much about this country; so here is a profile of Bangladesh........

Official Name: People's Republic of Bangladesh

Capital: Dhaka

Geographical Location: Between 20°34' and 26°38' north latitude and between 88°01' and 92°41' east longitude.
1,47,570 sq.km. or 57,295 sq.miles.

Unit of Currency: Taka.(US$1=Taka 70)

Time: GMT+6.00 hours.

Boundary: North: India, West: India, East: India and Myanmar, Soth: Bay of Bengal.

Major Divisions: Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Comilla, Barisal, Sylhet.

Major Cities: Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Comilla, Barisal, Sylhet.

Population: 129.2 Million (2001), Growth rate 1.48% (2001).

Climate: Winter temp(max 29°C Min 11°C).

Language: Bengali but English is widely used.

Principal Industries: Garments, Jute, Cotton, Textile, Tea, Paper, Newsprint, Cement, Fertilizer, Sugar, Fish, Engineering, Electric Cables, Leather.

Airports: Dhaka, Chittagong (International).
Jessore, Rajshahi, Ishwardi, Sylhet, Cox's Bazar, Syedpur, Barisal (Local).

Sea Ports: Chittagong and Mongla.

Principal Exports: Readymade garments, Jute and jute products, Tea, Leather, Chemical Fertilizer and Frozen food etc.

Tourist Spots: The Sundarbans ( Largest Mangrove forest of the world), Cox's Bazar sea beach (Longest coast line in the world)

Butterfly

Neville that was so interesting! That was an excellent idea! Thank You
Are there any Tropical fish that are exported from your country for the aquarium industry ?
Carol

Neville

Thanks Butterfly! no, we don't export aquarium fish, rather we import aquarium fish especially from India and Indonesia. but we have a lot of fish in our country, our country is full of rivers.

Here is a map of Bangladesh, our national flag and the pride of our nation the majestic Royal Bengal Tiger........

Attached Images

	map-of-bangladesh-bg.gif (42.6 KB, 1 views)
	Bangladesh.jpg (1.6 KB, 0 views)
	Bengal Tiger 3.jpg (119.5 KB, 0 views)

Butterfly

Thanks Neville, it's always nice to know about other countries.
Carol