Waterways:
8,372 km
note: includes 5,635 km main cargo routes; network reduced to 5,200
km in dry season (2005)
Merchant marine:
total: 42 ships (1000 GRT or over) 341,733 GRT/485,840 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 3, cargo 29, container 6, passenger/cargo 1,
petroleum tanker 3
foreign-owned: 1 (China 1)
registered in other countries: 10 (Antigua and Barbuda 4, Comoros 1,
Malta 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Singapore 1) (2006)
Ports and terminals:
Chittagong, Mongla Port
Military Bangladesh
Military branches:
Bangladesh Defense Force: Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy,
Bangladesh Air Force (Bangladesh Biman Bahini, BAF) (2006)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription
(2005)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 35,170,019 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 26,841,255 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$1.01 billion (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.8% (2005 est.)