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GeographyLocation: Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India
Area: Land boundaries: total 4,246 km, Burma 193 km, India 4,053 km Coastline: 580 km
PeoplePopulation: 128,094,948 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.32% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 34.62 births/1,000 population Death rate: 11.43 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 104.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 4.39 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Bengali 98%, Biharis 250,000, tribals less than 1 million Religions: Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, Buddhist, Christian, other Languages: Bangla (official), English
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: Dhaka Independence: 16 December 1971 (from Pakistan) Constitution: 4 November 1972, effective 16 December 1972, suspended following coupof 24 March 1982, restored 10 November 1986, amended many times
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $130.1 billion National product real growth rate: 4.5% National product per capita: $1,040 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 4.3% Unemployment rate:
Electricity:
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| The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts. |