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Bangladesh

Indicators	Latest figures	Source
Population	144.3 million	World Bank, 2006
Population density	1,007 persons per sq km	World Bank, 2000
Population below income poverty line ($ 1 a day)	45%	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Total area (sq km)	144,000	World Bank, 2006
Sex ratio	1.06 male(s)/female	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Literacy rate (% of People age 15+)	47%	World Bank 2006
Rural population	76.1%	UNDP Human Development Report, 2004
Per capita income	US$ 480	World Bank, 2006
Land use
Arable land	55.39%	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Permanent crops	3.08%	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Other	41.53 %	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Economy and trade
GDP	US$ 62.0 billion	World Bank, 2006
Structure of economy (% of GDP)		World Bank, 2006
Agriculture	19.6%
Industry	27.9%
Manufacturing	17.2%
Services	52.5%
Exports (% of GDP)	17.8%	World Bank, 2006
Value of total exports	US$ 10,412 million	World Bank, 2006
Major exports		World Bank, 2006
1.Raw jute	US$ 148 million
2. Leather and leather products	US$ 257 million
3. Manufactures	US$ 9,535 million
Main export partners	US, Germany, UK, France	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Imports (% of GDP)	24.4%	World Bank, 2006
Value of total imports	US$ 13,301 million	World Bank, 2006
Major imports		World Bank, 2006
1.Food	US$ 1,372 million
2. Fuel and energy	US$ 2,004 million
3.Capital goods	US$ 1,458 million
Main import partners	China, India, Kuwait, Singapore, Hong Kong	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Balance of trade	(-) US$ 2,889 million	World Bank, 2006
Development indicators
Life expectancy	64 years	World Bank, 2006
Population with sustainable access to improved sanitation	48%	UNDP Human Development Report, 2004
Infant mortality	54/1,000 live births	World Bank, 2006
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source	97%	UNDP Human Development Report, 2004
Net primary enrolment ratio	87%	UNDP Human Development Report, 2004
Energy Usage
Petroleum Consumption (Thousand Barrels per Day)	90	EIA, 2006
Natural Gas Consumption (Billion Cubic Feet)	530	EIA, 2006
Coal Consumption (Million Short Tons)	1	EIA, 2005
Net Electricity Consumption (Billion Kilowatthours)	19	EIA, 2005
Primary Energy Consumption (Quadrillion Btu)	1	EIA, 2005
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO2)
From Consumption of Fossil Fuels	39.82	EIA, 2005

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Part A.1		Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges
Summary			Total	Ag	Non-Ag	WTO member since				1995
Simple average final bound			163.6	188.5	33.8	Binding coverage:			Total	15.8
Simple average MFN applied		2006	15.2	17.3	14.9				Non-Ag	2.9
Trade weighted average						Ag: Tariff quotas (in %)				0
Imports in billion US$						Ag: Special safeguards (in % )				0

Frequency distribution		Duty-free	0 <= 5	5 <= 10	10 <= 15	15 <= 25	25 <= 50	50 <= 100	> 100	NAV
Frequency distribution		Tariff lines and import values (in %)								in %
Agricultural products
Final bound		0	0	0.0	2.0	0.2	4.6	0	93.1	0
MFN applied	2006	11.5	0	11.7	21.0	55.2	0	0	0	0.6
Imports
Non-agricultural products
Final bound		0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.8	1.7	0	0.0	0
MFN applied	2006	6.7	0	25.2	30.4	37.6	0	0	0	0.1
Imports

Part A.2		Tariffs and imports by product groups
		Final bound duties				MFN applied duties			Imports
Product groups		AVG	Duty-free	Max	Binding	AVG	Duty-free	Max	Share	Duty-free
			in %		in %		in %		in %	in %
Animal products		192.6	0	200	100	21.0	3.8	25
Dairy products		149.8	0	200	100	25.0	0	25
Fruit, vegetables, plants		191.2	0	200	100	20.2	4.2	25
Coffee, tea		187.5	0	200	100	22.0	0	25