Bangladesh

By: The Bangladesh Bangles

 Location
Bangladesh is a very small country located
right next to the large country of India.
 Bangladesh Food
Curry is a very popular seasoning used in
practically all local dishes. It is often
combined with other spices and different
foods to make different tastes.
Chai tea is a very popular drink. It is milky ,
and very sweet. Today it can be found in
grocery stores across the country and in
popular coffee/tea houses.
 Bangles
Bangles-there has been a tradition of wearing
bangles throughout India and Bangladesh for
centuries. Ancient statues show women with
there arms draped in bangles. Nowadays
women wear them to show their own sense of
fashion instead of a tradition as their mothers
and grandmothers had.
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 The Land
Natural Resources-Natural gas, arable land,
timber
Natural Hazards-droughts and cyclones
Land Problems-water shortage, soil
degradation, deforestation and
overpopulation
It is very green and lush with low lying
landscape. Total 31,000 sq km
Their coastline is Marshy Jungle 73%-Arable
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15%-
Forest/Woodland
5%-Permanent
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Pasture
5%-Other
2%-Permanent
 Everything Water
Bangladesh’s waterways are the main way of
transportation. This is because there are so
many rivers throughout their country.
Precipitation-Bangladesh has the
third highest out flow of water.
The Padma, Jamuna and Megha
are the three largest rivers. They
all flow to the Bay of Bengal.
The Cyclones are one of the
biggest problems in Bangladesh
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 The People
People-The women of Bangladesh, India and
other Middle Eastern Countries are known to
wear Saris. They are woven of finely patched
cloth.
Government-They have a parliamentary
democracy. They hold direct elections every
five years where everyone 18 years and older
may vote.
Population-With 156,050,883 people Religion
89.7% Islam
9.2% Hinduism
Bangladesh is the seventh most populated
0.7% Buddhism
0.3% Christianity
country. 0.1% Animism
Dialect-Bangle is the official language in
Bangladesh.
 The Problems
Economy-Bangladesh has the 48th largest
growing economy in the world in 2008.
Thanks to the new money that they are
getting thanks to tourism and other
endeavors they have been able to meet the
food needs for their growing population.
Education-Their education is rather
underdeveloped. It is split into four levels.
Health care-Their government
Four Education Levels
is taken steps towards getting
Primary is from Grades 1-5
more foreign medical
Secondaryequipment
is from Grades 6-
10
Higher Secondary are Grades
11-12
Tertiary is College and Grad