Bangladesh

Exact population: 147,365,352 (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 43.1%; male: 53.9%; female: 31.8%
Ethnicities: Bengali 98%, tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims (1998)
Land boundaries: Total: 4,246 km; border countries: Burma 193 km, India 4,053 km
Terrain: Mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast
Extremes: Lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m; highest point: Keokradong 1,230 m
Imports: India 15.1%, China 12.5%, Singapore 7.5%, Kuwait 5.5%, Japan 5.3%, Hong Kong 4.5% (2004)
Exports: US 22.4%, Germany 14.5%, UK 11.2%, France 6.9%, Italy 4% (2004)
Industries: Cotton textiles, jute, garments, tea processing, paper newsprint, cement, chemical fertilizer, light engineering, sugar

Source: CIA World Factbook