Country Name | People’s Republic of Bangladesh |
Type of Government | Parliamentary Republic |
Area | 148,460 sq km (land: 130,170 sq km, water: 18,290 sq km) |
Population (2016-17 est) | 167,184,465 (2023 est.) |
Capital City | Dhaka |
Standard Time | GMT + 6 hours |
Mineral Resources | Natural gas, Limestone, Hard rock, Coal, Peat, Lignite, Silica sand, White clay, Radioactive sand, etc. |
Principal Industries | Jute, Cotton, Garments, Paper, Leather, Fertilizer, Iron and Steel, Cement, Petroleum Products, Tobacco, Pharmaceuticals, Ceramics, Tea, Salt, Sugar, Edible oils, Soap and Detergent, Fabricated Metal Products, Electricity, Natural Gas etc. |
Labour Force | 70.961 million (2021 est.) |
Mineral Resources | Natural gas, Limestone, hard rock, coal, Peat, lignite, silica sand, white clay, radioactive sand, etc. |
Principal Industries | Jute, Tea, Textiles, Ceramic, Garments, Knitwear, Paper, Newsprint, Fertilizer, Shipbuilding, Agro-processing, Leather and Leather Goods, Sugar, Cement, Fish Processing, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Light Engineering, Plastic and Rubber, Furniture & Ceramic, etc. |
Labour Force | 70.961 million (2021 est.) |
Total GDP | 5.3% (2023 est.) |
GDP Growth Rate | 5.3% (2023 est.) |
Foreign Exchange Reserve | $27.4 billion (March, 2023) |
National Budget | Revenues: $47 billion (FY 2023-24) Expenditures: $71 billion (FY 2023-24) |
Export | $52.08 billion (FY 2021-22) |
Import | $71.02 billion (FY 2021-22) |