Bangladesh came into existence in 1971 when Bengali East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan. A third of this desperately poor country annually floods during the monsoon rainy season, hampering normal economic development.
The primary mission of the regular armed forces is the classic one of defending the nation's territorial integrity against external attack. Since achieving independence in 1971, Bangladesh has never ordered national mobilization because it has not faced an invasion. In addition, the armed forces have never conducted military operations beyond the country's land or sea boundaries. None of Bangladesh's three services has reserve components to call on during wartime, but the country could employ thousands of military veterans in a protracted guerrilla struggle.
Demographic Data
Capital: Dhaka
Government type: Democracy
Government stability: 67.4%
Government efficiency: 39.3%
Population's support to government: 67.0%
Area: 133,910 square kilometers
Habitable land: 89.0%
Farmable land: 67.0%
Total population: 128,094 thousands
Population's growth: 2.3%
Country's development level: 3,650
Economic Data
GNP: 130,100,000,000
Industralisation: 18.3%
International funding: 325,000,000
Political Data
Secret services efficiency: 4,397
Military Data
Technological generation: 1
Number of rebels: 20,495
Rebels development: 3,285
Rebels technological access: 2,554