Population      150,448,340 (2007 estimate)
Population growth rate     2.06 percent (2007 estimate)
Population density     1,124 persons per sq km (2007 estimate)

Urban/rural distribution

Share urban     25 percent (2005 estimate)
Share rural     75 percent (2005 estimate)
Bangla (official), Urdu, English

Literacy rate

Total     44.2 percent (2005 estimate)
Female     33 percent (2005 estimate)
Male     54.9 percent (2005 estimate)

Government

Form of government     Republic
Legislature     Unicameral legislature
National Parliament: 300 members
Voting qualifications     Universal at age 18
Highest court     Supreme Court

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$)     $60 billion (2005)
GDP per capita (U.S.$)     $423.30 (2005)
GDP by economic sector:-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing     20.1 percent (2005)
Industry     27.2 percent (2005)
Services     52.6 percent (2005)

Employment

Number of workers     63,868,779 (2005)

Workforce share of economic sector

Agriculture, forestry, fishing     62 percent (2000)
Industry     10 percent (2000)
Services     24 percent (2000)
Unemployment rate     3.3 percent (2000)
National budget (U.S.$)
Total revenue     5,575 million (2004)
Total expenditure     4,898 million (2004)
Monetary unit     1 taka (Tk), consisting of 100 paisa
Major trade partners for exports
United States, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy
Major trade partners for imports
India, China, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong SAR

Electricity from thermal sources     93.65 percent (2003 estimate)
Electricity from hydroelectric sources     6.35 percent (2003 estimate)