12 Days!!!

   I'm so nervous! Only twelve days until I leave with my mum and brother to go to Merit Island, Florida.  We will stay in a hotel for two nights then go to The Lord's Boot Camp.  

   Since there's twelve days left before I leave, I am going to do a "12 Weird Facts" about Bangladesh.

   1.  The President is chosen through election like the US but serves a term for five years.  Also like the US, the maximum terms a president can serve is two.

   2.  Like I have blogged before, Bangladesh is very populated.  Bangladesh is the eighth most populated country in this world!

   3.  95% of the population is farmers.

   4.  It is rude and unclean to use your left hand in Bangladesh.  Since it is not uncommon for people not to wash their hands after using the restroom,   people wipe using their least used hand; their left hand.

   5. Even though Bangladesh is highly populated with farmers, the main revenue comes from the export of garments.  My favorite dark green jacket was made in Bangladesh!

   6.  It is considered immature to smile a lot.  This might be the reason Bangladeshis don't smile a lot.(This could also be a myth.)

   7.  The lily is the national flower of Bangladesh.

   8.  Bangladesh is constantly flooded by the melting snow of the Himalayas and the monsoons from the Bay of Bengal.

   9.  The national animal is the Bengal tiger.  Its roar can be heard as far as 3 kilometers, which is 0.62 miles.

 10.  The 1998 flood of Bangladesh destroyed two-thirds of the country.

 11.  About 80 films are produced in Bangladesh(One of my favorite movies, Avengers Age of Ultron, was filmed in Bangladesh!)

 12.  Over 98% of the population speak the official language of Bengali.  Like many countries, English is spoken as a second language.

   I hope you enjoyed the twelve weird and interesting facts about Bangladesh!

ROAR!!