Bangladesh Index

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Nationality:
noun: Bangladeshi(s)
adjective: Bangladesh

Ethnic groups: Bengali 98%, Biharis 250,000, tribals less than 1 million

 

Religions:

Muslim 88.3%,
Hindu 10.5%,
other 1.2%

 

Languages: Bangla (official), English

 

Country name:
conventional long form: People's Republic of Bangladesh
conventional short form: Bangladesh
former: East Pakistan

Data code: BG

Government type: republic

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