BANGLADESH
(People's republic of Bangladesh)

Capital: Dhaka (before Dokk)

Flag: national flag - a red circle on a dark green background.

SLOGAN: Amar Sonar Bangla (my Gold Bengal).

MONETARY BLOCK: Taka (t) of 100 poisha - the paper currency established on an equal basis with Indian rupee. There are coins from 1, 2, 5, 10, 25 and 50 poysh and notes of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 taka. t1 = $0.01556 (or $1 = t64.26) as of 2005.

WEIGHT AND MEASURES: Bangladesh accepted metric system since July 1, 1982. Usual numerical units include varnish (equal 100 000) and crore (equal 10 million).

HOLIDAYS: New year, on January 1; National day of mourning (Day Shakhilya), on February 21; Independence Day, on March 26; May Day, on May 1; Victory Day, on December 16; Christmas, on December 25; Day of gifts, on December 26. Moveable religious feasts include Good Friday, Dzhamat Vida, Shab - and - Bharat, "Ides al-Fitr", "Eid al-Adha" and Durgu Pudzhu.

TIME: 18:00 - 12:00.

ARRANGEMENT, SIZE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Bangladesh located in the Southern Asia before it became the independent state, was east province of Pakistan known as East Bengal, and later - East Pakistan. Bangladesh is a little less than State of Iowa with a total area of 144 000 sq.km (55 598 quarter. Miles), 767 km long (477 miles) and 429 km long (267 miles). Bangladesh borders in India, India and India, on Myanmar (Burma) and also on Bay of Bengal on the total length of border of 4 246 km (2638 miles). The agreement on demarcation of border was signed with Myanmar in May, 1979. Demarcation of sea border with India as of 2006 remained not resolved. Capital: the cities of Bangladesh, Dhaka, is located near the center of the country.

TOPOGRAPHY

Bangladesh - the tropical country located generally on deltas of the big rivers flowing from the Himalayas. The Brahmaputra River known as Dzhamuna, unites with a part of Ganges to create Padma who after the intersection with the third big Megna River flows into Bay of Bengal. Groups Ganges Padma, including Burishvar, Garay, Kobadak and Madkhumati, also flow to the south from Bay of Bengal. Any part of the delta doesn't exceed 150 m (500 feet) above sea level, and its most part is all in meter or two (several feet) above sea level. Its soil consists generally from fertile an allyuviya which is intensively grown up; mineral deposits are insignificant. During a rainy season of a flood cover the most part of a land surface, causing damage to cultures and causing damage to economy. The northwest part of the country exhausted by the Tista River (Test) is slightly above also less flat, but actually only east hilly areas, especially in ridges Chittagong Hill in the southeast and near Silkhet on the northeast, Near border of Myanmar in the extreme southeast there is Keokradong which at the height of 1230 m (4 034 feet) is the highest peak in Bangladesh.