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LOCATION :
Occupies the delta and floodplains
of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers, with high rainfall and
frequent flooding
For 24 years part of Pakistan.
Independence in 1971 after a bitter civil war. Political
instability thereafter with assassinations, 18 military
coups and nine year military dictatorship which ended in
1991. A restored democracy during the 1990s. Dhaka is the
capital for Bangladesh. There is 61 ethnic groups. Islam
declared the state religion in 1988. Officially there is
religious freedom, but the Islamist are a strong and growing
minority. The population, 129,155,152 (year 2000), Bengali (Bangla) 96.9%, other
South Asian 2% and tribal 1.1%. Official language is Bangla
and English often used.
People Groups :
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