The 1999 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ $16.7 billion (1997)

      Economic aid—recipient: $1.475 billion (FY96/97)

      Currency: 1 taka (Tk) = 100 poisha

      Exchange rates: taka (Tk) per US$1—48.500 (January 1999), 46.906 (1998), 43.892 (1997), 41.794 (1996), 40.278 (1995), 40.212 (1994)

      Fiscal year: 1 July—30 June

      Communications

      Telephones: 249,800 (1994 est.)

      Telephone system:

       domestic: poor domestic telephone service

       international: satellite earth stations—2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean);

       international radiotelephone communications and landline service to

       neighboring countries

      Radio broadcast stations: AM 12, FM 12, shortwave 2 (one of

       Bangladesh's two shortwave stations, Bangladesh Betar or Radio

       Bangladesh, transmits its programs to the world in six languages on

       four frequencies) (1998)

      Radios: NA

      Television broadcast stations: 11 (1997)

      Televisions: 350,000 (1993 est.)

      Transportation

      Railways:

       total: 2,745 km

       broad gauge: 923 km 1.676-m gauge

       narrow gauge: 1,822 km 1.000-m gauge (1998 est.)

      Highways:

       total: 204,022 km

       paved: 25,095 km

       unpaved: 178,927 km (1996 est.)

      Waterways: 5,150–8,046 km navigable waterways (includes

       2,575–3,058 km main cargo routes)

      Pipelines: natural gas 1,220 km

      Ports and harbors: Chittagong, Dhaka, Mongla Port

      Merchant marine:

       total: 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 315,855 GRT/453,002 DWT

       ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 33, oil tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1,

       roll-on/roll-off cargo 2 (1998 est.)

      Airports: 16 (1998 est.)

      Airports—with paved runways: total: 15 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 7 (1998 est.)

      Airports—with unpaved runways:

       total: 1

       over 3,047 m: 1 (1998 est.)

      Military

      Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary forces (includes Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Ansars, Village Defense Parties, National Cadet Corps)

      Military manpower—availability:

       males age 15–49: 33,374,195 (1999 est.)

      Military manpower—fit for military service:

       males age 15–49: 19,772,013 (1999 est.)

      Military expenditures—dollar figure: $559 million (FY96/97)

      Military expenditures—percent of GDP: 1.8% (FY96/97)

      Transnational Issues

      Disputes—international: a portion of the boundary with India is

       indefinite; dispute with India over South Talpatty/New Moore Island

      Illicit drugs: transit country for illegal drugs produced in

       neighboring countries

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      @Barbados————

      Geography

      Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the

       North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela

      Geographic coordinates: 13 10 N, 59 32 W

      Map references: Central America and the Caribbean

      Area:

       total: 430 sq km

       land: 430 sq km

       water: 0 sq km

      Area—comparative: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

      Land boundaries: 0 km

      Coastline: 97 km

      Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm

      Climate: tropical; rainy season (June to October)

      Terrain: relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region

      Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m

      Natural resources: petroleum, fish, natural gas

      Land use:

       arable land: 37%

       permanent crops: 0%

       permanent pastures: 5%

       forests and woodland: 12%

       other: 46% (1993 est.)

      Irrigated land: NA sq km

      Natural hazards: infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides

      Environment—current issues: pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers

      Environment—international agreements: party to: Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: Biodiversity

      Geography—note: easternmost Caribbean island

      People

      Population: 259,191 (July 1999 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 23% (male 30,132; female 29,359)

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