| Maps
showing location of Bangladesh: |
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| Capital: |
Dhaka
(Dacca) |
| Population: |
157.5 million
(2006) |
| Size: |
147,570
square kilometres (about half the size of the UK) |
| Language:
|
Bengali
(Bangla); Urdu and Hindi are minority languages and English
is also used |
| Currency: |
1
taka = 100 paisa (poisha) |
| Average
life expectancy: |
Overall, 63.3 years. Male
62.5 years, Female 62.5 years (2006) |
| Number
of doctors: |
26
physicians per 100,000 people (2006) |
| Literacy: |
Overall, 41.1%. Male
50.3%, Female 31.4% (2005) |
| Population
with access to safe water: |
74% have access to improved water sources |
| Number
of internet users: |
2 per 1000 people (2006) |
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| Statistical
Sources: UNICEF: The State of the World's Children 2006; UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs; UNDP Human Development
Report 2006; Telecommunication Union. |
