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Geography of Bangladesh
Location: |
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India |
Geographic coordinates: |
24 00 N, 90 00 E |
Map references: |
Asia |
Area: |
total: 144,000 sq km land: 133,910 sq km water: 10,090 sq km |
Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Iowa |
Land boundaries: |
total: 4,246 km border countries: Burma 193 km, India 4,053 km |
Coastline: |
580 km |
Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 18 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: up to the outer limits of the continental margin |
Climate: |
tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October) |
Terrain: |
mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast |
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Keokradong 1,230 m |
Natural resources: |
natural gas, arable land, timber, coal |
Land use: |
arable land: 55.39% permanent crops: 3.08% other: 41.53% (2005) |
Irrigated land: |
47,250 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources: |
1,210.6 cu km (1999) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): |
total: 79.4 cu km/yr (3%/1%/96%) per capita: 560 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards: |
droughts, cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season |
Environment - current issues: |
many people are landless and forced to live on and cultivate flood-prone land; water-borne diseases prevalent in surface water; water pollution, especially of fishing areas, results from the use of commercial pesticides; ground water contaminated by naturally occurring arsenic; intermittent water shortages because of falling water tables in the northern and central parts of the country; soil degradation and erosion; deforestation; severe overpopulation |
Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note: |
most of the country is situated on deltas of large rivers flowing from the Himalayas: the Ganges unites with the Jamuna (main channel of the Brahmaputra) and later joins the Meghna to eventually empty into the Bay of Bengal |
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Country Profile of Bangladesh
Communications of Bangladesh
Economy of Bangladesh
Geography of Bangladesh
Government of Bangladesh
Transnational Issues of Bangladesh
Military of Bangladesh
People of Bangladesh
Transportation of Bangladesh
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