Location:
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India
Geographic coordinates:
Map references:
Area:
total:148,460 sq km
land:130,170 sq km
water:18,290 sq km
country comparison to the world:95
Area - comparative:
slightly larger than Pennsylvania and New Jersey combined; slightly smaller than Iowa
Land boundaries:
total:4,413 km
border countries (2):Burma 271 km, India 4142 km
Coastline:
Maritime claims:
territorial sea:12nm
exclusive economic zone:200nm
contiguous zone:18nm
continental shelf:to the outer limits of the continental margin
Climate:
tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)
Terrain:
mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast
Elevation:
mean elevation:85 m
elevation extremes:0 mlowest point: Indian Ocean
1230 highest point: Keokradong
Natural resources:
natural gas, arable land, timber, coal
Land use:
agricultural land:70.1%(2014 est.)
arable land:59%(2014 est.)/permanent crops:6.5%(2014 est.)/permanent pasture:4.6%(2014 est.)
forest:11.1%(2014 est.)
other:18.8%(2014 est.)
Irrigated land:
Natural hazards:
droughts; cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season
Environment - current issues:
many people are landless and forced to live on and cultivate flood-prone land; waterborne diseases prevalent in surface water; water pollution, especially of fishing areas, results from the use of commercial pesticides; ground water contaminated by naturally occurring arsenic; intermittent water shortages because of falling water tables in the northern and central parts of the country; soil degradation and erosion; deforestation; destruction of wetlands; severe overpopulation with noise pollution
Environment - international agreements:
party to:Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:
most of the country is situated on deltas of large rivers flowing from the Himalayas: the Ganges unites with the Jamuna (main channel of the Brahmaputra) and later joins the Meghna to eventually empty into the Bay of Bengal
Population:
159,453,001(July 2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:8
Nationality:
noun:Bangladeshi(s)
adjective:Bangladeshi
Ethnic groups:
Bengali at least 98%, indigenous ethnic groups 1.1%(2011 est.)
note: Bangladesh's government recognizes 27 indigenous ethnic groups under the 2010 Cultural Institution for Small Anthropological Groups Act; other sources estimate there are about 75 ethnic groups; critics of the 2011 census claim that it underestimates the size of Bangladesh's ethnic population
Languages:
Bangla 98.8% (official, also known as Bengali), other 1.2%(2011 est.)
Religions:
Muslim 89.1%, Hindu 10%, other 0.9% (includes Buddhist, Christian)(2013 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:27.29%(male 22,135,349 /female 21,373,470)
15-24 years:19.14%(male 15,313,674 /female 15,200,861)
25-54 years:40.07%(male 30,626,005 /female 33,267,339)
55-64 years:7.09%(male 5,582,450 /female 5,716,763)
65 years and over:6.42%(male 4,844,612 /female 5,392,478)(2018 est.)
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South Asia
:: BangladeshPrint This is the population pyramid for Bangladesh. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.
For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.
Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio:52.6(2015 est.)
youth dependency ratio:44.9(2015 est.)
elderly dependency ratio:7.7(2015 est.)
potential support ratio:13(2015 est.)
Median age:
Population growth rate:
1.02%(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:105
Birth rate:
18.6 births/1,000 population(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:89
Death rate:
5.4 deaths/1,000 population(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:179
Net migration rate:
-3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:175
Urbanization:
urban population:36.6% of total population(2018)
rate of urbanization:3.17% annual rate of change(2015-20 est.)
Major urban areas - population:
19.578 million DHAKA (capital), 4.816 million Chittagong, 975,000 Khulna, 880,000 Rajshahi, 776,000 Sylhet(2018)
Sex ratio:
at birth:1.04 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
0-14 years:1.04 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
15-24 years:1 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
25-54 years:0.93 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
55-64 years:0.98 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
65 years and over:0.97 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
total population:0.97 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth:
18.5 years(2014 est.)
note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Maternal mortality rate:
176 deaths/100,000 live births(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:55
Infant mortality rate:
total:30.5 deaths/1,000 live births(2018 est.)
male:32.8 deaths/1,000 live births(2018 est.)
female:28.1 deaths/1,000 live births(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:60
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:73.7 years(2018 est.)
male:71.5 years(2018 est.)
female:75.9 years(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:133
Total fertility rate:
2.15 children born/woman(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:98
Contraceptive prevalence rate:
Health expenditures:
2.8% of GDP(2014)
country comparison to the world:183
Physicians density:
0.47 physicians/1,000 population(2015)
Hospital bed density:
0.8 beds/1,000 population(2015)
Drinking water source:
improved:urban:86.5% of population
rural:87% of population
total:86.9% of population
unimproved:urban:13.5% of population
rural:13% of population
total:13.1% of population(2015 est.)
Sanitation facility access:
improved:urban:57.7% of population(2015 est.)
rural:62.1% of population(2015 est.)
total:60.6% of population(2015 est.)
unimproved:urban:42.3% of population(2015 est.)
rural:37.9% of population(2015 est.)
total:39.4% of population(2015 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
13,000(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:92
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
1,100(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:62
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk:high(2016)
food or waterborne diseases:bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever(2016)
vectorborne diseases:dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations(2016)
water contact diseases:leptospirosis(2016)
animal contact diseases:rabies(2016)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
3.6%(2016)
country comparison to the world:191
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
32.6%(2014)
country comparison to the world:5
Education expenditures:
2.5% of GDP(2016)
country comparison to the world:164
Literacy:
definition:age 15 and over can read and write(2016 est.)
total population:72.8%(2016 est.)
male:75.6%(2016 est.)
female:69.9%(2016 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total:10 years(2011)
male:10 years(2011)
female:10 years(2011)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
total:11.4%(2016 est.)
male:10.1%(2016 est.)
female:14.1%(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:112
Country name:
conventional long form:People's Republic of Bangladesh
conventional short form:Bangladesh
local long form:Gana Prajatantri Bangladesh
local short form:Bangladesh
former:East Bengal, East Pakistan
etymology:the name - a compound of the Bengali words \"Bangla\" (Bengal) and \"desh\" (country) - means \"Country of Bengal\"
Government type:
Capital:
name:Dhaka
geographic coordinates:23 43 N, 90 24 E
time difference:UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the origins of the name are unclear, but some sources state that the city's site was originally called \"dhakka,\" meaning \"watchtower,\" and that the area served as a watch-station for Bengal rulers
Administrative divisions:
8 divisions; Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sylhet
Independence:
16 December 1971 (from West Pakistan)
National holiday:
Independence Day, 26 March (1971); Victory Day, 16 December (1971); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of the Awami League's declaration of an independent Bangladesh, and 16 December (Victory Day) memorializes the military victory over Pakistan and the official creation of the state of Bangladesh
Constitution:
history:previous 1935, 1956, 1962 (preindependence); latest enacted 4 November 1972, effective 16 December 1972, suspended March 1982, restored November 1986(2017)
amendments:proposed by the House of the Nation; approval requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the House membership and assent to by the president of the republic; amended many times, last in 2014(2017)
Legal system:
mixed legal system of mostly English common law and Islamic law
International law organization participation:
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Citizenship:
citizenship by birth:no
citizenship by descent only:at least one parent must be a citizen of Bangladesh
dual citizenship recognized:yes, but limited to select countries
residency requirement for naturalization:5 years
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Judicial branch:
highest courts:Supreme Court of Bangladesh (organized into the Appellate Division with 7 justices and the High Court Division with 99 justices)
judge selection and term of office:chief justice and justices appointed by the president; justices serve until retirement at age 67
subordinate courts:subordinate courts: civil courts include: Assistant Judge's Court; Joint District Judge's Court; Additional District Judge's Court; District Judge's Court; criminal courts include: Court of Sessions; Court of Metropolitan Sessions; Metropolitan Magistrate Courts; Magistrate Court; special courts/tribunals
Executive branch:
chief of state:President Abdul HAMID (since 24 April 2013); note - Abdul HAMID served as acting president following the death of Zillur RAHMAN in March 2013; HAMID was subsequently indirectly elected by the National Parliament and sworn in 24 April 2013
head of government:Prime Minister Sheikh HASINA (since 6 January 2009)
cabinet:Cabinet selected by the prime minister, appointed by the president
elections/appointments:president indirectly elected by the National Parliament for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 February 2018 (next to be held by 2023); the president appoints as prime minister the majority party leader in the National Parliament
election results:President Abdul HAMID (AL) reelected by the National Parliament unopposed for a second term; Sheikh HASINA reappointed prime minister as leader of the majority AL party following parliamentary elections in 2014
Legislative branch:
description:unicameral House of the Nation or Jatiya Sangsad (350 seats; 300 members in single-seat territorial constituencies directly elected by simple majority popular vote; 50 members - reserved for women only - indirectly elected by the elected members by proportional representation vote using single transferable vote; all members serve 5-year terms)
elections:last held on 5 January 2014 (next to be held by January 2019); note - the 5 January 2014 poll was marred by widespread violence, boycotts, general strikes, and low voter turnout
election results:percent of vote by party - AL 79.1%, JP (Ershad) 11.3%, WP 2.1%, JSD 1.8%, other 1%, independent 4.8%; seats by party - AL 234, JP 34, WP 6, JSD 5, other 5, independent 15; 1 seat repolled; composition - men 281, women 69, percent of women 19.7%
Political parties and leaders:
Awami League or AL [Sheikh HASINA]
Bangladesh Nationalist Front or BNF [Abdul Kalam AZADI]Bangladesh Nationalist Party or BNP [Khaleda ZIA]
Bangladesh Tariqat Federation or BTF [Syed Nozibul Bashar MAIZBHANDARI]
Jamaat-i-Islami Bangladesh or JIB (Makbul AHMAD)
Jatiya Party or JP (Ershad faction) [Hussain Mohammad ERSHAD]
Jatiya Party or JP (Manju faction) [Anwar Hossain MANJU]Liberal Democratic Party or LDP [Oli AHMED]
National Socialist Party or JSD [KHALEQUZZAMAN]
Workers Party or WP [Rashed Khan MENON]
International organization participation:
ADB, ARF, BIMSTEC, C, CD, CICA (observer), CP, D-8, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission:Ambassador Mohammad ZIAUDDIN (since 18 September 2014)
chancery:3510 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone:[1] (202) 244-0183
FAX:[1] (202) 244-2771
consulate(s) general:Los Angeles, New York
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission:Ambassador Earl Robert MILLER (since 29 November 2018)
embassy:Madani Avenue, Baridhara, Dhaka 1212
mailing address:G. P. O. Box 323, Dhaka 1000
telephone:[880] (2) 5566-2000
FAX:[880] (2) 5566-2915
Flag description:
green field with a large red disk shifted slightly to the hoist side of center; the red disk represents the rising sun and the sacrifice to achieve independence; the green field symbolizes the lush vegetation of Bangladesh
National symbol(s):
Bengal tiger, water lily; national colors: green, red
National anthem:
name:\"Amar Shonar Bangla\" (My Golden Bengal)
lyrics/music:Rabindranath TAGORE
note: adopted 1971; Rabindranath TAGORE, a Nobel laureate, also wrote India's national anthem
Economy - overview:
Bangladesh's economy has grown roughly 6% per year since 2005 despite prolonged periods of political instability, poor infrastructure, endemic corruption, insufficient power supplies, and slow implementation of economic reforms. Although more than half of GDP is generated through the services sector, almost half of Bangladeshis are employed in the agriculture sector, with rice as the single-most-important product.
Garments, the backbone of Bangladesh's industrial sector, accounted for more than 80% of total exports in FY 2016-17. The industrial sector continues to grow, despite the need for improvements in factory safety conditions. Steady export growth in the garment sector, combined with $13 billion in remittances from overseas Bangladeshis, contributed to Bangladesh's rising foreign exchange reserves in FY 2016-17.
The recent influx of over 700,000 additional refugees from Burma will place pressure on the Bangladeshi government’s budget and the country’s rice supplies, which declined in 2017 in part because of record flooding. Recent improvements to energy infrastructure, including the start of liquefied natural gas imports in 2018, represent a major step forward in resolving a key growth bottleneck.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$690.3 billion(2017 est.)
$642.7 billion(2016 est.)
$599.5 billion(2015 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
country comparison to the world:33
GDP (official exchange rate):
$261.5 billion(2017 est.)(2017 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
7.4%(2017 est.)
7.2%(2016 est.)
6.8%(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:13
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$4,200(2017 est.)
$4,000(2016 est.)
$3,800(2015 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
country comparison to the world:176
Gross national saving:
30.2% of GDP(2017 est.)
30.6% of GDP(2016 est.)
30.3% of GDP(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:30
GDP - composition, by end use:
household consumption:68.7%(2017 est.)
government consumption:6%(2017 est.)
investment in fixed capital:30.5%(2017 est.)
investment in inventories:1%(2017 est.)
exports of goods and services:15%(2017 est.)
imports of goods and services:-20.3%(2017 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture:14.2%(2017 est.)
industry:29.3%(2017 est.)
services:56.5%(2017 est.)
Agriculture - products:
rice, jute, tea, wheat, sugarcane, potatoes, tobacco, pulses, oilseeds, spices, fruit; beef, milk, poultry
Industries:
jute, cotton, garments, paper, leather, fertilizer, iron and steel, cement, petroleum products, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, tea, salt, sugar, edible oils, soap and detergent, fabricated metal products, electricity, natural gas
Industrial production growth rate:
10.2%(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:15
Labor force:
66.64 million(2017 est.)
note: extensive migration of labor to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Malaysia
country comparison to the world:7
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture:42.7%
industry:20.5%
services:36.9%(2016 est.)
Unemployment rate:
4.4%(2017 est.)
4.4%(2016 est.)
note: about 40% of the population is underemployed; many persons counted as employed work only a few hours a week and at low wages
country comparison to the world:58
Population below poverty line:
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%:27%(2010 est.)
highest 10%:27%(2010 est.)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
32.1(2010)
33.2(2005)
country comparison to the world:118
Budget:
revenues:25.1 billion(2017 est.)
expenditures:33.5 billion(2017 est.)
Taxes and other revenues:
9.6% (of GDP)(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:214
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
-3.2% (of GDP)(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:137
Public debt:
33.1% of GDP(2017 est.)
33.3% of GDP(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:159
Fiscal year:
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
5.6%(2017 est.)
5.7%(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:180
Central bank discount rate:
5%(11 December 2017)
5%(30 October 2015)
country comparison to the world:80
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
9.54%(31 December 2017 est.)
10.41%(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:87
Stock of narrow money:
$28.68 billion(31 December 2017 est.)
$25.98 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:64
Stock of broad money:
$28.68 billion(31 December 2017 est.)
$25.98 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:64
Stock of domestic credit:
$152.1 billion(31 December 2017 est.)
$135.3 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:49
Market value of publicly traded shares:
$92.33 billion(30 September 2017 est.)
$77.99 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
$71.73 billion(31 December 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:41
Current account balance:
-$5.322 billion(2017 est.)
$1.391 billion(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:184
Exports:
$35.3 billion(2017 est.)
$34.14 billion(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:59
Exports - partners:
Germany 12.9%, US 12.2%, UK 8.7%, Spain 5.3%, France 5.1%, Italy 4.1%(2017)
Exports - commodities:
garments, knitwear, agricultural products, frozen food (fish and seafood), jute and jute goods, leather
Imports:
$47.56 billion(2017 est.)
$40.28 billion(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:56
Imports - commodities:
cotton, machinery and equipment, chemicals, iron and steel, foodstuffs
Imports - partners:
China 21.9%, India 15.3%, Singapore 5.7%(2017)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$33.42 billion(31 December 2017 est.)
$32.28 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:49
Debt - external:
$50.26 billion(31 December 2017 est.)
$41.85 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:66
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
$14.62 billion(31 December 2017 est.)
$13.24 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:91
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
$369.6 million(31 December 2017 est.)
$228.5 million(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:100
Exchange rates:
taka (BDT) per US dollar -
80.69(2017 est.)
78.468(2016 est.)
78.468(2015 est.)
77.947(2014 est.)
77.614(2013 est.)
Electricity access:
population without electricity:60.3 million(2013)
electrification - total population:60%(2013)
electrification - urban areas:90%(2013)
electrification - rural areas:49%(2013)
Electricity - production:
60.51 billion kWh(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:49
Electricity - consumption:
53.65 billion kWh(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:48
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:103
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:124
Electricity - installed generating capacity:
11.9 million kW(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:56
Electricity - from fossil fuels:
97% of total installed capacity(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:32
Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
0% of total installed capacity(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:45
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
2% of total installed capacity(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:136
Electricity - from other renewable sources:
2% of total installed capacity(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:134
Crude oil - production:
3,666 bbl/day(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:82
Crude oil - exports:
0 bbl/day(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:91
Crude oil - imports:
21,860 bbl/day(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:63
Crude oil - proved reserves:
28 million bbl(1 January 2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:81
Refined petroleum products - production:
26,280 bbl/day(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:86
Refined petroleum products - consumption:
106,000 bbl/day(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:77
Refined petroleum products - exports:
901 bbl/day(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:108
Refined petroleum products - imports:
81,570 bbl/day(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:63
Natural gas - production:
29.53 billion cu m(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:27
Natural gas - consumption:
29.53 billion cu m(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:32
Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:65
Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:89
Natural gas - proved reserves:
185.8 billion cu m(1 January 2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:44
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
79.97 million Mt(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:48
Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions:710,189(2017 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:less than 1(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:87
Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions:145,113,669(2017 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:92(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:8
Telephone system:
general assessment:inadequate for a modern country; introducing digital systems; trunk systems include VHF and UHF microwave radio relay links, and some fiber-optic cable in cities; fixed broadband penetration in Bangladesh remains very low mainly due to the dominance of the mobile platform; in July 2018 first test run of 5G technology in Bangladesh took place in Dhaka(2017)
domestic:fixed-line teledensity remains less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscribership has been increasing rapidly and now exceeds 92 telephones per 100 persons; slow to moderate mobile subscriber growth is anticipated over the next five years to 2023; strong local competition(2017)
international:country code - 880; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 fiber-optic submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 6; international radiotelephone communications and landline service to neighboring countries(2016)
Broadcast media:
Internet country code:
Internet users:
total:28,499,324(July 2016 est.)
percent of population:18.2%(July 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:26
Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
total:7.296 million(2017 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:5(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:21
National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers:6(2015)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers:30(2015)
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:2,906,799(2015)
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:182,692,553mt-km(2015)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
Airports:
18(2013)
country comparison to the world:139
Airports - with paved runways:
total:16(2017)
over 3,047 m:2(2017)
2,438 to 3,047 m:2(2017)
1,524 to 2,437 m:6(2017)
914 to 1,523 m:1(2017)
under 914 m:5(2017)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:2(2013)
1,524 to 2,437 m:1(2013)
under 914 m:1(2013)
Heliports:
Pipelines:
Railways:
total:2,460 km(2014)
narrow gauge:1,801 km1.000-m gauge(2014)
broad gauge:659 km1.676-m gauge(2014)
country comparison to the world:68
Roadways:
total:21,269 km(2010)
paved:2,021 km(2010)
unpaved:19,248 km(2010)
country comparison to the world:107
Waterways:
8,370 km(includes up to 3,060 km of main cargo routes; network reduced to 5,200 km in the dry season)(2011)
country comparison to the world:16
Merchant marine:
total:306(2017)
by type:bulk carrier 28, container ship 4, general cargo 75, oil tanker 110, other 89(2017)
country comparison to the world:52
Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s):Chittagong
container port(s) (TEUs):Chittagong (2,346,909)(2016)
river port(s):Mongla Port (Sela River)