Geology of Bangladesh

Area: Southern Asia, circumscribing the Sound of Bengal, among Burma and India.

Geographic directions: 24 00 N, 90 00 E.

Guide references: Asia

Region:

complete: 144,000 sq km.

land: 133,910 sq km.

water: 10,090 sq km.

Region similar: marginally littler than Iowa.

Land limits:

complete: 4,246 km

outskirt nations: Burma 193 km, India 4,053 km

Coastline: 580 km.

Sea claims:

bordering zone: 18 nm.

mainland rack: up to the external furthest reaches of the mainland edge.

selective financial zone: 200 nm.

regional ocean: 12 nm.

Atmosphere: tropical; gentle winter (October to Spring); sweltering, moist summer (Walk to June); muggy, warm blustery storm (June to October)

Landscape: for the most part level alluvial plain; sloping in southeast.

Rise limits:

absolute bottom: Indian Sea 0 m.

most elevated point: Keokradong 1,230 m.

Common assets: petroleum gas, arable land, wood.

Land use:

arable land: 61%

changeless yields: 3%

other: 36% (1998 est.)

Inundated land: 38,440 sq km (1998 est.)

Regular perils: dry spells, tornados; a significant part of the nation routinely overwhelmed throughout the mid year storm season.

Condition ebb and flow issues: numerous individuals are landless and compelled to live on and develop flood-inclined land; constrained access to consumable water; water-borne illnesses predominant; water contamination particularly of angling zones results from the utilization of business pesticides; irregular water deficiencies in light of falling water tables in the northern and focal pieces of the nation; soil corruption; deforestation; extreme overpopulation.

Condition global understandings:

gathering to: Biodiversity, Environmental Change, Environmental Change-Kyoto Convention, Desertification, Jeopardized Species, Natural Alteration, Risky Squanders, Law of the Ocean, Atomic Test Boycott, Ozone Layer Insurance, Wetlands marked, yet not confirmed: none of the chose understandings

Transnational Issues Questions worldwide: Just a little segment of the limit with India stays boundless conversations to separate the limit, trade 162 minute enclaves, and apportion isolated towns remain slowed down; engagements, unlawful outskirt dealing, and viciousness along the fringe proceed; Bangladesh has fought India's endeavors to fence off high traffic segments of the permeable limit; Burmese endeavors to build a dam on the outskirt stream in 2001 incited an outfitted reaction ending development; Burmese Muslim displaced people relocate into Bangladesh stressing.