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The People´s Republic of Bangladesh covers an area of approximately 144 000 km2 between latitudes 21° and 27° N and longitudes 88° and 93° E at the confluence of two major rivers, the Ganga and the Brahamaputra. It is surrounded by India on the western, northern and eastern sides, by Myanmar on the south-east and the Bay of Bengal on the south. It can be divided into three main geographic zones:
The climate of the whole country is tropical. Average annual rainfall varies from 1 500 mm to 5 000 mm of which a large part falls during the monsoon season. In the hills it varies from 2 150 to 5 000 mm whereas in the delta it is from 1 650 to 1 800 mm. Bangladesh is warm throughout the year. Humidity is high during the monsoon months while the period from November to February is usually dry and relatively cool. In Dhaka the temperature averages about 19° C in January and about 29° C in May. In addition to the normal monsoonal rainfall, Bangladesh is subject to devastating cyclones, resulting in disastrous flooding.
The soil of the Chittagong Hill Tracts is generally coarse, acidic and non-saline, varying in depth and texture. In the delta the soil is a clayey loam lying over alternate layers of clay and sand. In the plain it consists of sandy loam over a thousand meters deep.
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