The 2005 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

land:

       0 sq km (1998 est.)

      Natural hazards:

       the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime

       hazard

      Environment - current issues:

       no natural fresh water resources

      Geography - note:

       treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses,

       prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting,

       roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine

       wildlife

      People Baker Island

      Population:

       uninhabited

       note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and

       naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during

       World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by

       special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and

       generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and

       remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the

       middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife

       Service (2005 est.)

      Government Baker Island

      Country name: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Baker Island

      Dependency status:

       unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington,

       DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the

       Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system

      Legal system:

       the laws of the US, where applicable, apply

      Flag description:

       the flag of the US is used

      Economy Baker Island

      Economy - overview: no economic activity

      Transportation Baker Island

      Ports and harbors:

       none; offshore anchorage only; note - there is one small boat

       landing area along the middle of the west coast

      Airports:

       1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with

       vegetation and unusable (2004 est.)

      Transportation - note:

       there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast

      Military Baker Island

      Military - note:

       defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US

       Coast Guard

      Transnational Issues Baker Island

      Disputes - international: none

      This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005

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      @Bangladesh

      Introduction Bangladesh

      Background:

       Bangladesh came into existence in 1971 when Bengali East Pakistan

       seceded from its union with West Pakistan. About a third of this

       extremely poor country floods annually during the monsoon rainy

       season, hampering economic development.

      Geography Bangladesh

      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

      Area - comparative:

       slightly smaller than Iowa

      Land boundaries: total: 4,246 km border countries: Burma 193 km, India 4,053 km

      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

      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 extremes:

       lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m

       highest point: Keokradong 1,230 m

      Natural resources:

       natural gas, arable land, timber, coal

      Land use: arable land: 62.11% permanent crops: 3.07% other: 34.82% (2001)

      Irrigated land:

       38,440 sq km (1998 est.)

      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; 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

      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

      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

      People Bangladesh

      Population:

       144,319,628 (July 2005 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 33.1% (male 24,590,207/female 23,162,420)

       15–64 years: 63.5% (male 46,764,824/female 44,868,733)

       65 years and over: 3.4% (male 2,650,683/female 2,282,761) (2005 est.)

      Median age: