Quick look about Bangladesh geography for travel

Country name: People's Republic of Bangladesh

Bangladesh flag

Location: Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India.

Geographic coordinates: 24 00 N, 90 00 E.

Map references: Asia

Population: 133,376,684

Age structure:
0-14 years: 0-14 years: 33.8% (male 23,069,242; female 21,995,457)
15-64 years: 62.8% (male 42,924,778; female 40,873,077)
65 years and over: 3.4% (male 2,444,314; female 2,069,816) (2002 est.)

Area:

Bangladesh Map

total: 144,000 sq km.

land: 133,910 sq km.

water: 10,090 sq km

Literacy rate (7+) :

Both Sex-45.3, Male-49.6, Female-40.6(Census 2001)

Both Sex-61.3, Male-65.9, Female-56.5 (Completed at least 1^st grade

Literacy rate (15+):

Both Sex-47.5 Male-53.9, Female-40.8 (Census-2001)

Religion based Population:

Muslim (89.7%), Hindu (9.2%), Buddhist (0.7%), Christian (0.3%), Animist and believers in tribal faiths (0.1%)

Best Tourist Season:

October to March

PLACES OF TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN BANGLADESH

1.SUNDARBANS - HOME OF THE ROYAL BENGAL TIGER & MANGROVE FOREST

2.CHITTAGONG - GATEWAY TO THE BAY OF BENGAL(PATENGA BEACH

3.SITAKUND

4.COX'S BAZAR

5.HILL TRACTS DISTRICTS

6.RANGAMATI - THE HEART OF THE LAKE DISTRICT

7.SYLHET - LAND OF TWO LEAVES AND A BUD

8.KUAKATA

9.MAINAMATI - SEAT OF LOST DYNASTIES

10.MAHASTHANGARH - THE OLDEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

11.RAJSHAI - A NATURAL SILK PRODUCING CENTRE

12.NATORE PLACE OF DIGHPATIYA RAJBARI                                                                        13.PAHARPUR - THE LARGEST BUDDHIST SEAT OF LEARNING

14. DINAJPUR - OLD ORNAMENTAL TEMPLE TOWN

Climate:

Bangladesh has a tropical monsoon-type climate, with a hot and rainy summer and a dry winter. January is the coolest month with temperatures averaging near 26 deg C (78 d F) and April the warmest with temperatures from 33 to 36 deg C (91 to 96 deg F). The climate is one of the wettest in the world. Most places receive more than 1,525 mm of rain a year, and areas near the hills receive 5,080 mm ). Most rains occur during the monsoon (June-September) and little in winter (November-February).

Average Temperature and Rainfall

            Jan       Feb      Mar      Apr      May     Jun       Jul        Aug     Sep      Oct      Nov     Dec

Max. Temp (°C)          25.4     28.1     32.3     34.2     33.4     31.7     31.1     31.3     31.6     31.0     28.9     26.1

Min. Temp (°C)           12.3     14.0     19.0     23.1     24.5     25.5     25.7     25.8     25.5     23.5     18.5     13.7

Rainfall (mm) 07.0     19.8     40.7     110.7   257.5   460.9   517.6   431.9   289.9   184.2   35.0     09.4