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Bangladesh - Demographic History
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| Website | http://www.bangladeshgov.org/ |
| Established | March 26, 1971 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Last Modified | IndyGeorgia April 26, 2011 05:24pm |
| Description | Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. The main religion is islam. The main language is Bengali. East Pakistan seceded from Pakistan as Bangladesh in 1971. The country is now a parliamentary democratic republic.
Formal Name: People's Republic of Bangladesh
Local Name: Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
Currency: Taka (BDT)
National Holiday: March 26 - Independence Day
Population: 133,376,684 (2001)
Ethnic Groups: Bengali 97.7%, tribal groups 1.9% (1997)
Total Armed Forces: 137,000 (2000)
Merchant marine: 34 ships (2002)
Religious Adherents [Link]
Muslim 87.10%
Hindu 11.20%
Christian 0.70%
Buddhist 0.60%
Ethnoreligionist 0.50%
Non-religious 0.10%
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