חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location:
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Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India |
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Geographic coordinates:
| 24 00 N, 90 00 E |
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Map references:
| Asia |
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Area:
| total: 144,000 sq km
land: 133,910 sq km water: 10,090 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
| slightly smaller than Iowa |
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Land boundaries:
| total: 4,246 km
border countries: Burma 193 km, India 4,053 km |
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Coastline:
| 580 km |
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Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 18 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: up to the outer limits of the continental margin |
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Climate:
| tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October) |
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Terrain:
| mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast |
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Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Keokradong 1,230 m |
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Natural resources:
| natural gas, arable land, timber, coal |
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Land use:
| arable land: 62.11%
permanent crops: 3.07% other: 34.82% (2001) |
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Irrigated land:
| 38,440 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards:
| droughts, cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season |
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Environment - current issues:
| many people are landless and forced to live on and cultivate flood-prone land; water-borne 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; severe overpopulation |
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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, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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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 |
More about Bangladesh:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
|
Location:
|
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India |
|
Geographic coordinates:
| 24 00 N, 90 00 E |
|
Map references:
| Asia |
|
Area:
| total: 144,000 sq km
land: 133,910 sq km water: 10,090 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
| slightly smaller than Iowa |
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Land boundaries:
| total: 4,246 km
border countries: Burma 193 km, India 4,053 km |
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Coastline:
| 580 km |
|
Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 18 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: up to the outer limits of the continental margin |
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Climate:
| tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October) |
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Terrain:
| mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast |
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Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Keokradong 1,230 m |
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Natural resources:
| natural gas, arable land, timber, coal |
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Land use:
| arable land: 62.11%
permanent crops: 3.07% other: 34.82% (2001) |
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Irrigated land:
| 38,440 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards:
| droughts, cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season |
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Environment - current issues:
| many people are landless and forced to live on and cultivate flood-prone land; water-borne 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; severe overpopulation |
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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, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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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 |
More about Bangladesh: