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resources: natural gas, arable land, timber Land use: arable land: 73% permanent crops: 2% permanent pastures: 5% forests and woodland: 15% other: 5% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: 31,000 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards: droughts, cyclones; much of the country routinely flooded during the summer monsoon season Environment-current issues: many people are landless and forced to live on and cultivate flood-prone land; limited access to potable water; water-borne diseases prevalent; water pollution especially of fishing areas results from the use of commercial pesticides; intermittent water shortages because of falling water tables in the northern and central parts of the country; soil degradation; deforestation; severe overpopulation Environment-international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea @Bangladesh:People Population: 127,567,002 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 38% (male 24,339,519; female 23,377,955) 15-64 years: 59% (male 38,897,130; female 36,818,818) 65 years and over: 3% (male 2,239,638; female 1,893,942) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.76% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 28.89 births/1,000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 10.6 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -0.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.18 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 97.67 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 56.66 years male: 56.69 years female: 56.63 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.32 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Bangladeshi(s) adjective: Bangladesh Ethnic groups: Bengali 98%, Biharis 250,000, tribals less than 1 million Religions: Muslim 88.3%, Hindu 10.5%, other 1.2% Languages: Bangla (official), English Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 38.1% male: 49.4% female: 26.1% (1995 est.) @Bangladesh:Government Country name: conventional long form: People's Republic of Bangladesh conventional short form: Bangladesh former: East Pakistan Data code: BG Government type: republic Nat
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