Bangladesh

Official Name:	The People's Republic of Bangladesh
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Gana Prajatantri Banladesh
ISO Country Codes:	BD : BGD
Internet Domain:	.bd
Government Web Site:	http://www.bangladesh.gov.bd

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Capital:	Dhaka	Main Airports:	Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka
Language(s):	Bengali	Population:	164,098,818
Currency:	Bangladeshi Taka	ISO Currency Code:	BDT
Telephone Dial In:	+880	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha;

Newspaper

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The Bangladesh Today;

The Daily Star;

The Financial Express;

The Independent;

Radio

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Radio.net.bd;

Bangladesh

Government Website:	http://www.bangladesh.gov.bd
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/bangladesh
Central Bank:	Bangladesh Bank
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	84.75 taka (BDT) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	4.4% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	24.3% (2016 est.)
Inflation Rate:	5.5% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	9.60% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP:	$329.545 billion (2020 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$4,754 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	Bangladeshi Taka
Currency Code:	BDT
World Bank Classification:	Lower Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	15.1%	rice, jute, tea, wheat, sugarcane, potatoes, tobacco, pulses, oilseeds, spices, fruit; beef, milk, poultry
Industry:	28.6%	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
Services:	56.3%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asian Development Bank; BIMSTEC; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Asian Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Chittagong Stock Exchange ; Dhaka Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Global Survey; Trading Economics;

Bangladesh

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

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Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Bengali; English
Customs & Excise:	Bangladesh Customs
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; Islamic Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 105/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 146/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 168/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: 123/136 (2016)
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