Bangladesh facts l Interesting facts about Bangladesh: Here, we go through Geographical facts, National facts, Culture facts, Historical facts, cool facts and more about Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh facts l Interesting facts about Bangladesh


Google map of Bangladesh

Geographical facts
Bangladesh is located in Asia continent.
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh.
About 6.4% of total area of Bangladesh is covered with water.
Border between India and Bangladesh is the fifth longest land border in the world. It's length is 4,096 km(2,545 miles).
Bangladesh share its border with India and Myanmar.
Keokradong is the highest peak of Bangladesh. Its height is 986 meters.
The Padma is the longest river in Bangladesh.
Kaptai lake is the largest man-made lake in Bangladesh.
keokradong is the highest point at 1,230 meter and Indian ocean is the lowest point at 0 m of Bangladesh.

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The National flag of Bangladesh consists of a Red Disk on the center of the Green ground. The red disk has two meaning, 1. It symbolize Sun rising over the nation. 2. It represent bloodshed for those who fought independence of a country.
The Red color represent the "Rising Sun" as well as  " Bloodshed for those who fought for country independence". The green color represent "the lush land of Bangladesh".

 Dhaka is the capital city of Bangladesh.
Royal Bengal Tiger is the national animal of Bangladesh.
Magpie Robin is the national bird of Bangladesh.
The Red, Green and Gold is the official national color of Bangladesh.
Bengali is the official and most spoken language of Bangladesh.
Water lily is the national flower of Bangladesh.

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Syed Nazrul Islam was the first President and Tajaddin Ahmad was the first Prime-Minister of Bangladesh.
During India-Pakistan war in 1971, Bangladesh got independence from Pakistan.


Islam is the main religion in Bangladesh. The religions in Bangladesh include: Islam-90%, Hinduism-9%, Buddhist-0.6%, Christians-0.3%, Animists-0.1%.
Traditional dress of Bangladesh include:
For men-Punjabi on religious and cultural occasion, Lungi as casual, suits on formal occasion
For women-sari is the main occasional dress while some women also wear salwar Kameez.
Bangladesh is the world 8th most populated country in the world.

Kabaddi is the national game of Bangladesh, while cricket and football are the most popular sports of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh took part in Olympic at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.

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There are 113 species of mammals, 628 species of Birds, 708 species of Fish, 22 species of Amphibians, 126 species of reptiles etc are found in Bangladesh.
The Bay of Bengal is the largest bay in the world.
Cox's Bazar is the world third longest bridge in the world.
There are about 700 rivers flow in Bangladesh.
There are 3 heritages of Bangladesh are enlisted in UNESCO heritage sites, namely-Historic mosque city of Bagerhat, Ruins of the Buddhist at Paharpur, Sundarbans.
The Sundarbans is the world largest mangrove forest.


Rice is the main food in Bangladesh, while Rice, Fish curry, and lentil is the most common traditional food of Bangladesh.
The Jack fruit is the national fruit of Bangladesh.

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Dhaka is the world fifth largest city in the world. Dhaak is also known as "city of Mosque".
Two-third population of Bangladesh are Farmer.
Bangladesh has the world fourth most population of Muslim country in the world. It consists of 8% of total Muslim of the world.


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 General facts
Government
People's republic of Bangladesh
Demonym
Bangladeshi
Capital city
Dhaka
Largest city
Dhaka
Total Population(in 2017)
16.47 Crores
Official language
Bengali
Currency
Bangladeshi taka
Borders
India and Myanmar
President
Abdul Hamid
Birth Rate(2016)
2.10 per woman
Death Rate
5.40 death/1000 (2017)
Sex Ratio
101.86 males/100 females (2015)
National symbol
Coat of Arms
National colors
Red, Green and Gold
National Anthem
“Amar Shonar Bangla"
Life expectancy
72.49  years(2016)
Internet Country code
.bd
Calling Code/Prefix
+880
Drivers on the
left
National Day
26th march(Independence  day)
 Government:
Federal Presidential  Constitutional Republic
Location
Longitude: 23.6850° N, 90.3563° E
Latitude: 23.6850° N, 90.3563° E
Season
In summer: Humid
In winter:Dry winter
Literacy rate
72.89%(adult)
Unemployment rate
4.37%(2017)
GDP
24,972.39 crores (2017)
Major Imports
Chemicals, Machinery, Petroleum products
Major Export
Shrimps, jute, leather goods, tea
working days
Saturday to Thursday
Occupation
half in farming industry
Foreigners in UAE
1.35 million(2010)


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