BangladeshSven Schiweck and Nathan

Dyer

*National Geographic Factors-Location/Climate (Map)

-Demographics*Age Structure*Infrastructure

* Natural Resources* Human Influences

Overview

* Agriculture* Economy

- GDP- Import/Export

- Sectors* History and Perspective

Overview

* The Prospective Future of Bangladesh-Short Term prospects-Long term prospects

Overview

Map of Bangladesh

Tropical Climate- Mild winters ( Oct. to

March)- Hot, humid summers

( March to June)- Humid rainy monsoons

( June to October)

Climate

Population 162,221,000 (2009 estimate) Birth rate 24.68 births/ 1,000 population

(2009 est.) Death rate 9.23 deaths/1,000 population

(2009 est.) Population growth rate 1.292% (2009 est.) Population density 1,099.3/ Area total 147,570

Demographics

Age Structure

Division of Age

0-14 years15-64 years65 years and over

Religion

IslamHinduismBuddhismChristianityAnimism

9.2%

General Statistics

Religious breakdown in Bangladesh

89.7%

Waterways: 8370 km

Railways: 2,768 km

Roadways: 239,226 km

Infrastructure

Natural gas Arable land Timber Coal

Natural Resources

*Humans are primarily responsible for the deforestation of Bangladesh

Human Influence

Main products include: rice, tea, wheat sugarcane, potatoes, tobacco, oilseeds, spices, fruits, beef and milk.

Agriculture

EconomyGDP: 242.2 billionGDP per capita: 1,600$ per capitaUnemployment rate: 2.5%Import: 2o.22 billion $ ( 2009)Machinery, equipment, chemicals, iron and steel, textiles, foodstuffs, petroleum products and cement. Trade partners include China and IndiaExport: 15.91 billion $ (2009)Garmets, frozen fish and seafood, and leather. Trade partners include USA and Germany.

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Bangladesh GDP

Bangladesh GDP

Sector Analysis

Primary [Agricul-ture]Secondary [Indus-try]Teritary [ Service]

30%

Sectors

45%

25%

The Flag of Bangladesh

- Adopted on January 13th, 1972

- Green background - Red Circle

- -March 25th, 1971 Bangladesh made first unofficial declaration of independence ( declaration made by M.A. Hannan)

- - Official declaration of independence made by Major Zia on March 26th, 1971

History of Independence

( Major Zia )

Since 1971 there has been political instability which hinders the development of the Bangladeshi national economy.

Inflation remains low and is under control In 1998 floods devastated Bangladesh and they made

a strong economic recover and the annual growth rate went from 5% to 6% which may continue.

This increase in annual growth rate may ease poverty, low standards of living, underemployment and unemployment problems.

Perspectives

The government must give their attention to economic situations.

If a global recession occurs or the global competition interrupts Bangladesh it is highly possible that Bangladesh will go into a recession and political instability will intensify.

Perspectives

Bangladesh needs to remain internationally competitive

Potentially affected by regional instability Environmental Issues

Long Term Perspectives

Bangladesh is indeed a developing country because• High birth rate and high population growth• Extremely high population density• Majority of people in the active class with just a few in

the sedentary class• Poor infrastructure• Little natural resources• More imports than exports• Substantially below average GDP / capita• More individuals working in the primary sector

Conclusion

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• Images • Deforestation. 3 Apr. 2005. Personal photograph by author. Wend

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